Thyroid disease: Pathophysiology and diagnosis

Laurence M. Demers

doi:10.1016/j.cll.2004.01.002

Thyroid disease: Pathophysiology and diagnosis

Laurence M. Demers

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Abstract

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland that is located in the front of the neck just above the trachea; it weighs approximately 15 g to 20 g in the adult human. The thyroid produces and releases into the circulation at least two potent hormones, thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃), that influence basal metabolic processes or enhance oxygen consumption in nearly all body tissues. Thyroid hormones also influence linear growth; brain function, including intelligence and memory; neural development; dentition; and bone development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-28
Number of pages	10
Journal	Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2004.01.002
State	Published - Mar 2004

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Clinical Biochemistry
Biochemistry, medical

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