3,3'-Diiodothyronine Explained

3,3'-Diiodothyronine, also known as 3,3'-T2, is a metabolite of thyroid hormone.

It is formed from the breakdown of triiodothyronine. Levels can be affected in certain disease states.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Pinna G . Hiedra L . Meinhold H . 3,3'-Diiodothyronine concentrations in the sera of patients with nonthyroidal illnesses and brain tumors and of healthy subjects during acute stress . J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. . 83 . 9 . 3071–7 . September 1998 . 10.1210/jcem.83.9.5080 . 9745405 . etal. free .