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Chapter 2
Hormone Synthesis and Secretion

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arrow.gif (851 bytes) INTRODUCTION
arrow.gif (851 bytes) IODINE AVAILABILITY AND TRANSPORT
arrow.gif (851 bytes) UPTAKE OF IODINE BY THE THYROID
arrow.gif (851 bytes) IODINE IN OTHER TISSUES
dot.gif (873 bytes) THYROPEROXIDASE (TPO)
dot.gif (873 bytes) H2O2 GENERATING SYSTEM
dot.gif (873 bytes) THYROGLOBULIN (Tg)
dot.gif (873 bytes) THYROGLOBULIN IODINATION AND HORMONE SYNTHESIS
dot.gif (873 bytes) HORMONE STORAGE
dot.gif (873 bytes) THYROGLOBULIN ENDOCYTOSIS
dot.gif (873 bytes) PROTEOLYTIC CLEAVAGE OF THYROGLOBULIN
arrow.gif (851 bytes) CONTROL OF HORMONE SYNTHESIS
dot.gif (873 bytes) SUMMARY

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