CHEBI:9584 - desiccated thyroid extract

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ChEBI Name desiccated thyroid extract ChEBI ID CHEBI:9584 Definition It is a thyroid hormone replacement medication which works by supplying the thyroid hormone normally produced by the body. It is used to treat the symptoms of hypothyroidism (a condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone) and is also used to treat goiter (enlarged thyroid gland). Desiccated thyroid extract is made from dried thyroid glands of animals, specifically pigs. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Wikipedia License Read full article at Wikipedia Roles Classification Biological Role(s): thyroid hormone Any hormone produced by the thyroid gland anti-obesity agent Any substance which is used to reduce or control weight. View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing desiccated thyroid extract (CHEBI:9584) has part 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (CHEBI:18258) desiccated thyroid extract (CHEBI:9584) has part L-thyroxine (CHEBI:18332) desiccated thyroid extract (CHEBI:9584) has role anti-obesity agent (CHEBI:74518) desiccated thyroid extract (CHEBI:9584) has role thyroid hormone (CHEBI:60311) desiccated thyroid extract (CHEBI:9584) is a mixture (CHEBI:60004) Synonyms Sources dessicated thyroid ChemIDplus dessicated thyroid extract ChemIDplus dried thyroid ChemIDplus natural desiccated thyroid ChEBI natural dessicated thyroid extract ChEBI natural thyroid ChEBI Thyroid ChemIDplus thyroid extract ChemIDplus thyroid gland ChemIDplus thyroid preparation ChEBI thyroid tablets ChemIDplus Brand Names Sources Armour Thyroid ChEBI Nature-Throid ChEBI NP Thyroid ChEBI Manual Xrefs Databases C08215 KEGG COMPOUND D01012 KEGG DRUG D06482 KEGG DRUG Desiccated_thyroid_extract Wikipedia View more database links Registry Number Type Source 8028-36-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus Citations Last Modified 18 February 2021