thyroglobulin

thyroglobulin
A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones

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  • Thyroglobulin — (Tg) is a 660 kDa, dimeric protein produced by and used entirely within the thyroid gland. In earlier literature, Tg was referred to as colloid . Thyroglobulin should not be confused with Thyroxine binding globulin, a carrier protein responsible… …   Wikipedia

  • thyroglobulin — thyroglobulin. См. тиреоглобулин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Thyroglobulin — Thyroglobulin, von der Schilddrüse gebildetes Glykoprotein; Vorstufe der Schilddrüsenhormone Thyroxin und Trijodthyronin …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Thyroglobulin — A protein found in the thyroid gland. Some thyroglobulin can be found in the blood, and this amount may be measured after thyroid surgery to determine whether thyroid cancer has recurred. Thyroglobulin derived from pig thyroid glands is sometimes …   Medical dictionary

  • thyroglobulin — The form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid. If the thyroid has been removed, thyroglobulin should not show up on a blood test. Doctors measure thyroglobulin level in blood to detect thyroid cancer cells that… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • Thyroglobulin — Thyreoglobulin Größe 2749 Aminosäuren Struktur Homodimer Isoformen 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • thyroglobulin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1905 an iodine containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thyroglobulin — The 650 kD protein of the thyroid gland that binds thyroxine …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • thyroglobulin — thy·ro·glob·u·lin (thī rō glŏbʹyə lĭn) n. 1. A thyroid protein that is the precursor to iodine containing hormones and is typically present in the colloid of thyroid gland follicles. 2. A substance extracted from the thyroid glands of hogs,… …   Universalium

  • thyroglobulin — thy·ro·globulin …   English syllables

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