Thyroxine

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Thyroxine (often abbreviated as T4), a form of thyroid hormone is the major hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. T4 is transported in blood, with 99.95% of the secreted T4 being protein bound, principally to thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG), and, to a lesser extent, to transthyretin and serum albumin. T4 is involved in controlling the rate of metabolic processes in the body and influencing physical development. …read more from Wikipedia

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Laboratory Corporation of America: Thyroxine (T4)

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