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The Endocrine System
How T3 and T4 Are Made and Controlled
Description
Thyroid hormones T3 and T4 are made through a step-by-step process in the thyroid gland. Their release is also controlled by a feedback loop that helps keep hormone levels balanced in the body.
When blood levels of T3 and T4 drop, the hypothalamus responds by releasing thyrotropin-releasing hormo...
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Transcript
Los niveles bajos de hormonas tiroideas en la sangre (triyodotironina o T3 y tiroxina o T4) le indican al hipotálamo que libere la hormona liberadora de tirotropina o TRH.
Luego, la TRH llega a la glándula pituitaria y estimula la liberación de la hormona estimulante de la tiroides o TSH en el torrente sanguíneo.
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