Hormone
thyroglobulin
thy·ro·glob·u·lin [ thy-roh-glah-byoo-lin ]
Effect:
Cellular Synthetic Activity Alteration; Increased Gluconeogenesis; Increased Metabolic Rate
May Prevent:
Hypothyroidism
May Treat:
Goiter;
Myxedema;
Thyroid Neoplasms;
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune;
Thyrotoxicosis
Definitions related to thyroglobulin:
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Intracellular iodoglycoprotein precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Thyroglobulin testing is primarily used as a tumor marker to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer and to monitor for recurrence. The reference range of thyroglobulin in euthyroid persons without thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) using CRM-457 standards is 3-40 ng/mL in countries with adequate iodide...WebMD, 2019
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