This gland's namesake hormone is produced from tyrosine and iodine.
Baber described parenchymatous cells in this organ of a dog, and in humans, one deficiency associated with this organ is cretinism. Four glands surrounding it secrete a hormone that raises the level of calcium in the blood, opposing the calcitonin produced by this gland. It has two lobes connected by an isthmus and is the main gland affected by a disease that can cause the eyes to protrude, Graves' disease. This gland's namesake hormone is produced from tyrosine and iodine. Name this endocrine gland located below the larnyx, whose malfunction can lead to a goiter.
Baber described parenchymatous cells in this organ of a dog, and in humans, one deficiency associated with this organ is cretinism.
{thyroid} gland