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Triiodothyronine also known as T3 is a thyroid hormone. It affects almost every physiological process in the body including growth and development metabolism body temperature and heart rate.Production of T3 and its prohormone thyroxine (T4) is activated by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) which is released from the pituitary gland.

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IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-3- [4-(4-hydroxy-3-iodo-phenoxy)- 35-diiodo-phenyl]propanoic acid

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