Thyroid Hormones in the Human Body: A review

Thyroid gland is an essential endocrine that present in the human body. This review highlights production, regulation and disease conditions of thyroid hormones. The controlled with help hypothalamus pituitary brain. production hormones involves five main steps such synthesis thyroglobulin (TG), iodide uptake, iodination thyroglobulin, storage release. two important produced by are Thyroxine (T4) Triiodothyronine(T3). These iodine containing derivatives. Deficiency body results reduction T3 T4 production. Excess deficiency these result major diseases like Hyper Hypothyroidism. synthetic forms Thyroxine(T4) Triiodothyronine(T3) used Pharmaceutical field Levothyroxine Liothyronine. Women most commonly prone to comparatively men. Undiagnosed may become fatal. therapy for thyroidism which a similar hormone. Also natural obtained from dried glands animals available. function test measurement T3, plasma level becomes identification regular maintenance well-being.