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EFFECTS
OF THYROID HORMONE ON TARGET TISSUES
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MOST
EFFECTS OF THYROID HORMONE ARE “PERMISSIVE”:
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THYROID HORMONE PROMOTES SYNTHESIS OF
PROTEINS WHICH ARE THEN
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REGULATED
ACUTELY BY OTHER HORMONES.
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METABOLISM
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THYROID
HORMONE INCREASES:
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BASAL
METABOLIC RATE
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BODY
TEMPERATURE
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CARDIAC
OUTPUT/ TACHYCARDIA
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MOBILIZATION
OF ENERGY STORES
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“ENDEMIC” HYPOTHYROIDISM
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DUE TO IODIDE DEFICENCY
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OR
GOITROGENS.
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READILY PREVENTED BY
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IODIDE
SUPPLEMENTATION
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OF FOOD
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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
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THYROID
HORMONE REQUIRED IN
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PERINATAL
PERIOD FOR:
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NEURAL
DEVELOPMENT
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BONE
GROWTH (GH)
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HYPERTHYROIDISM
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AUTOIMMUNE
“GRAVES DISEASE”
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PITUITARY TUMOR
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THYROID
TUMOR
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WEIGHT LOSS
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