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.
growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin, STH - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans. thymosin - hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue.