Posted by Larry Hoover on November 23, 2002, at 13:16:44
In reply to Journal mentions triiodothyronine augmentation, posted by Jaynee on November 23, 2002, at 12:25:43
> My question is: Is triiodothyronine a thyroid medication. I have never heard of this.
>The short name for triiodothyronine is T3. It's the active thyroid hormone, formed from T4, thyroxine.
Just to really mess things up, it's also called liothyronine. One brand name is Cytomel.
It's more than a thyroid medication. It is artificial thyroid hormone.
poster:Larry Hoover
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