Overstimulation of this organ by TSH causes it to be enlarged into a goiter at the base of the neck.
Propylthiouracil, or PTU, inhibits an enzyme located on the apical membrane of this non-kidney organ's follicular cells alongside Pendrin transporters. Follicles of this organ encapsulate a colloid mixture where a namesake peroxidase conjugates tyrosyl residues on MIT and DIT. A disease in which antibodies target receptors for the secondary hormone in this organ's axis is the leading cause of its primary insufficiency in America; that disease is (*) Hashimoto's disease. C-cells in this organ act to reduce calcium levels in the blood by secreting calcitonin [cal-sih-"TOE"-nin]. Table salt is often fortified with iodine to combat insufficiency in this organ. Overstimulation of this organ by TSH causes it to be enlarged into a goiter at the base of the neck. For 10 points, name this organ which produces namesake hormones that regulate the body's metabolic rate.
Propylthiouracil, or PTU, inhibits an enzyme located on the apical membrane of this non-kidney organ's follicular cells alongside Pendrin transporters.
thyroid