asmi
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True or false:
* T3 is 3 times more potent than T4.
*T4 half life 7 days and T3 half life 1 day
*70% of T3 is produced outside the thyroid gland from T4
*80% OF T3 is bound to plasma proteins and 30% of T4 is bound to plasma proteins
*60 times more T4 is present in plasma than T3.
*T3 binds to nuclear receptors in target cells
*T4 has high affinity for TBG
* in starvation T4 is converted to rT3
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* T3 is 3 times more potent than T4. TRUE
*T4 half life 7 days and T3 half life 1 day. TRUE
*70% of T3 is produced outside the thyroid gland from T4 TRUE
*80% OF T3 is bound to plasma proteins and 30% of T4 is bound to plasma proteins FALSE
*60 times more T4 is present in plasma than T3. FALSE
*T3 binds to nuclear receptors in target cells TRUE
*T4 has high affinity for TBG TRUE
* in starvation T4 is converted to rT3 TRUE
www.testmyhormones.com/thyroid_panel.htm
www.phys.mcw.edu/medphy/slides/Lecture82.pdf
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| kiranmayi
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I forgot to sign in. Kiranmayi
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| meg
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thanks asmi and kiranmayi
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| asmi
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yes u r right kiran
Thanks 
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