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Iodine and the thyroid hormones

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The retention of thyromimetic activity when alkyl groups replace the halogens in triiodothyronine requires a re-examination of the relationship between iodine and the thyroid hormones.
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This article is published in Trends in Biochemical Sciences.The article was published on 1981-01-01. It has received 10 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Thyroid peroxidase & Iodine in biology.

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Biochemistry of the Elemental Halogens and Inorganic Halides

TL;DR: The elements in group 17 (VIlA) of the periodic table of elements-fluorine (F), chlorine (CI), bromine (Br), and iodine (I)-were designated by Berzelius as "halogens" (Greek halogens) because of their propensity to form salts.
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Clinical implications of trace elements in endocrinology

TL;DR: The implications of essential trace elements in endocrinological processes, mainly thyroid function, growth, gonadal function, adrenal hormones, prolactin, glucose homeostasis, calcium-phosphorus metabolism, and thymulin activity, are reviewed.
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Formation and volatilisation of alkyl-iodides and -selenides in macrotidal estuaries

TL;DR: In this article, the occurrence of alkylated volatile iodide andselenide species was evidenced and investigatedin water, sediments and overlying atmosphere of three major European estuaries, such as the Gironde (F), the Rhine (NL), and the Scheldt(B/NL), along with the salinity gradient.
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Biochemistry of Halogenated Organic Compounds

TL;DR: A review of the literature on halogenated organic compounds can be found in this article, with a focus on the development of halogenation as medicinal agents and pharmacological tools and the fascinating biochemi cal processes that have been discovered and studied using these analogues.
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Epochal trace elements and evolution.

TL;DR: Boron, iodine and zinc can be termed epochal trace elements and inquiry should be directed towards the possible roles of other trace elements, which may have been epochal in evolution.
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Thyroid hormone action at the cellular level

TL;DR: In a given tissue, alterations in the total number of receptor sites has not been shown to be useful as an index of thyroid hormone response, and local modulation of the response to the triiodothyronine receptor complex by a variety of factors other than triiod Timothyronine may be carried out at a postreceptor level.
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Binding of selected iodothyronine analogues to receptor sites of isolated rat hepatic nuclei. High correlation between structural requirements for nuclear binding and biological activity.

TL;DR: The limited capacity, high affinity binding of 35 iodothyronine analogues by rat liver nuclei has been examined in an in vitro system and the data provide information on the structural requirements for thyroid hormone action and further support the physiological relevance of the nuclear sites.
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Thyroid hormone interactions: molecular conformation, protein binding, and hormone action.

Vivian Cody
- 01 Jan 1980 - 
TL;DR: It is shown that the thyroid hormones have profound effects on growth, differentiation, and development of tissues, as well as effects on carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids, and their molecular level interactions with these proteins are of paramount interest.
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Binding of thyroxine and triiodothyronine by nuclei of isolated tadpole liver cells.

TL;DR: Scatchard analyses suggest high affinity, saturable binding sites for both hormones in the nuclear but not in the cytoplasmic fraction.
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