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Monoiodotyrosine is a precursor of thyroid hormone and results from iodization of tyrosine at the meta- position of the phenol ring.Two units can combine to form 33′-diiodothyronine. One unit can combine with diiodotyrosine to form triiodothyronine as occurs in the colloid of the thyroid follicle.It is abbreviated MIT.

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