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Hormones of Thyroid Gland
- Thyroid hormone is synthesized in the thyroid gland, for which inorganic iodine is extracted from the blood.
- These inorganic iodine combine with tyrosine. The thyroid hormones of fishes appear to be identical with those of mammals, including, mono- and di-iodo-tyrosine and thyroxin.
- These hormones are kept stored in the thyroid follicles and are released into blood stream on metabolic demands.
- The release of the thyroid hormone from the follicle is controlled by the thyrotropic hormone (TSH) of the pituitary which in turn is influenced by a genetically determined maturation process along with certain factors like temperature, photoperiod, and salinity.