| Name: | thyroid follicle |
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| Synonyms: | thyroid follicles |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue formed form thyroid follicle cells that forms along the midline in pharyngeal mesenchyme. The follicles are not encapsulated by connective tissue. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001072] |
| Name: | thyroxine |
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| Synonyms: | 2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propanoic acid, DL-Thyroxine, O-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)-3,5-diiodo-DL-tyrosine, Thx, thyroxine |
| Definition: | An iodothyronine compound having iodo substituents at the 3-, 3'-, 5- and 5'-positions. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:30660] ( EBI ) |
| Name: | decreased amount |
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| Synonyms: | decreased, decreased number, present in fewer numbers in organism, reduced, subnumerary |
| Definition: | An amount which is relatively low. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001997] |