Thyroid Graphic (IMAGE)

Kansas State University

Thyroid Graphic

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In addition to actively extracting I-, or iodide, from the circulation, thyroid follicular epithelial cells must also translocate I- into a central intrafollicular compartment, where it combines with thyroglobulin to form thyroid hormone precursor.

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Peying Fong

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