Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thyroid protein that is the precursor to iodine-containing hormones and is typically present in the colloid of thyroid gland follicles.
- noun A substance extracted from the thyroid glands of hogs, formerly used as a thyroid hormone supplement to treat hypothyroidism.
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- noun biochemistry A
globulin , produced by thethyroid gland , that has a role in the production of the thyroidhormones
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- noun an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins
Etymologies
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Examples
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After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.
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After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.
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After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.
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In one of the final steps involved in creating this pure thyroglobulin and assuring it was not altered, Rose injected that thyroglobulin—derived from rabbit thyroids—back into his rabbits.
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They had produced antibodies to the thyroglobulin and developed lesions in their thyroids.
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In one of the final steps involved in creating this pure thyroglobulin and assuring it was not altered, Rose injected that thyroglobulin—derived from rabbit thyroids—back into his rabbits.
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They had produced antibodies to the thyroglobulin and developed lesions in their thyroids.
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Your thyroid contains thyroglobulin protein, which binds to iodine to form hormones, which in turn influence essentially every organ, tissue and cell in your body.
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Your thyroid contains thyroglobulin protein, which binds to iodine to form hormones, which in turn influence essentially every organ, tissue and cell in your body.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: A Newly Discovered Reason To Avoid Fast Food
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Low serum thyroglobulin as a clue to the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis factitia.
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