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Reverse triiodothyronine (33’5’-triiodothyronine reverse T3 or rT3) is an isomer of triiodothyronine (353’ triiodothyronine T3). Reverse T3 is the third-most common iodothyronine the thyroid gland releases into the bloodstream of which 0.9% is rT3; tetraiodothyronine (levothyroxine T4) constitutes 90% and T3 is 9%.

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IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-35-diiodophenoxy)-3-iodophenyl]propanoic acid

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