Hormone
liothyronine sodium
[ ly-oh-thy-roh-neen soh-dee-um ]
Effect:
Cellular Synthetic Activity Alteration; Increased Gluconeogenesis; Increased Metabolic Rate
May Prevent:
Goiter; Hypothyroidism
May Treat:
Goiter;
Myxedema;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune;
Thyrotoxicosis
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Definitions related to liothyronine sodium:
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A drug that is used to treat certain thyroid (a gland located near the voice box) conditions. It is also being studied in the treatment of thyroid cancer. Cytomel is made in the laboratory and is a form of the thyroid hormone triiodthyronine (T3).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A man-made version of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The sodium salt form of liothyronine, a synthetic form of the levorotatory isomer of the naturally occurring thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3). Liothyronine sodium binds to nuclear thyroid receptors which then bind to thyroid hormone response elements of target genes. As a result, liothyronine sodium induces gene expression that is required for normal growth and development. Liothyronine sodium is more potent and has a more rapid action than thyroxine (T4).NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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