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thyronine

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thy·ro·nine (thr-nn, -nn)
n.
An amino acid that occurs in proteins only in the form of iodinated derivatives such as thyroxine.


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The three iodothyronines with two iodine atoms in the phenolic ring of the thyronine molecule, T4, rT3 and 3',5'-T2, were mainly tubularly reabsorbed, whereas those with only one iodine atom in the phenolic ring, T3 and 3,3'-T2, were mainly tubularly secreted.
2001), and thyroid hormone-like HO-PBDE congeners have been shown to bind competitively with human transthyretin (TTR), a transport protein for the thyroid hormones, thyroxine and thyronine (Meerts et al.
 
 
 
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