When one burns wood or coal to produce heat, toxins are released in the form of smoke. The same happens when your body burns food for energy. This process is called metabolism and the toxic molecules produced as a result are called free radicals.
hormones, thyrotropic (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), n a pituitary hormone that regulates the growth and activity of the thyroid gland.ormones, thyrotropic (thyroid-stimulating hormone [TSH]), n a pituitary hormone that regulates the growth and activity of the thyroid gland.
Thyroxine. The major hormone derived from the thyroid gland. Thyroxine is synthesized via the iodination of tyrosines (MONOIODOTYROSINE) and the coupling of iodotyrosines (DIIODOTYROSINE) in the THYROGLOBULIN. Thyroxine is released from thyroglobulin by proteolysis and secreted into the blood.