triiodothyronine

Description

A hormone that affects almost every process in the body, including temperature, growth and heart rate.

Triiodothyronine is made by the thyroid (a gland that makes and releases hormones involved in growth and metabolism). It can also be produced in the lab.

Also called as T3.

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