what are the major hormones secreted by the thyroid gland
Thyroxine (T4)
Triiodothyronine (T3)
apart form T3 + T4 what other hormone does the thyroid gland secrete?
Calcitonin - (a hormone involves in calcium metabolism)
note - one hormone is secreted into the thyroid gland and stored =
Thyroglobulin, it is secreted into the follicular sacs within the gland.
it is made by the thyroid gland and acts as a precursor for T3/T4
T3 is 4x more potent than T4 but is present in much smaller quantities within the blood and has a shorter half-life
Increases and decreases in thyroid hormone secretions causes what ? - metabolically
Decrease