Thyroid hormones : functions, related diseases and uses
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Thyroid hormones : functions, related diseases and uses
（Endocrinology research and clinical developments）
Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. The thyroid controls how quickly the body burns energy, makes proteins, and how sensitive the body should be to other hormones. It participates in these processes by producing thyroid hormones, principally thyroxine and triiodothyronine. These hormones regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body. The thyroid also produces the hormone calcitonin, which plays a role in calcium homeostasis. As discussed in this book, both excess and deficiency of thyroxine can cause disorders. Thyrotoxicosis or hyperthyroidism, a cause of Graves Disease, is caused by an excess of circulating free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine, or both. Hypothyroidism is the case where there is a deficiency of thyroxine, triiodiothyronine, or both. Clinical depression can sometimes be caused by hypothyroidism. This book presents a wide variety of research on the role of thyroid hormones and their effects.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Thyroid Hormone Transport across Blood-Brain Barriers
- Redox Signaling in Thyroid Hormone Action: A Novel Strategy for Liver Preconditioning
- Different Effect of Thyroxine on Behaviour and the Brain Serotonin Receptors of Catalepsy-Prone and Catalepsy-Resistant Mouse Strains
- Involvement of Thyroid Hormones in the Regulation of Mitochondrial Oxidations in Mammals and Birds
- Immuno-Pathogenesis of Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO): The Effect of Novel Treatment of TAO with Anti-TNFa and Anti- CD 20 Monoclonal Antibodies
- Managing Moderate to Severe Graves Ophthalmopathy: An Up-to-Date Review
- Thyroid Function in Infants with Mothers with Graves' Disease and Hyperthyroidism during Pregnancy
- Thyroid Hormone and Neuro-Astrocyte Interactions
- Amiodarone and Thyroid Dysfunction
- Effects of Second-hand Smoke on the Thyroid
- Index.
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