Definition of Thyroprotein

1. Noun. A preparation made from iodinated protein and having an action similar to thyroxine.

Generic synonyms: Iodinated Protein, Iodoprotein

Medical Definition of Thyroprotein

1. Synonym: thyroglobulin. 2. An iodinated protein, usually casein, that has thyroxine activity. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroprotein

thyrolytic
thyromegaly
thyronine
thyronines
thyropalatine
thyroparathyroidectomy
thyropathy
thyroperoxidase
thyropharyngeal
thyropharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
thyroplasties
thyroplasty
thyroprival
thyroprivia
thyroprivic
thyroprotein (current term)
thyroptosis
thyrostatic
thyrotomies
thyrotomy
thyrotoxic
thyrotoxic coma
thyrotoxic complement-fixation factor
thyrotoxic crisis
thyrotoxic encephalopathy
thyrotoxic heart disease
thyrotoxic myopathy
thyrotoxic serum
thyrotoxicity
thyrotoxicoses

Literary usage of Thyroprotein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Practical Therapeutics: With Especial Reference to the by Hobart Amory Hare (1918)
"which is used as a substitute for thyroid extract in tablets made up of thyroprotein and lactose in the strength of 1, 2, and 3 per cent. each. ..."

2. Bulletin of Pharmacy (1920)
"thyroprotein also possesses the advantage that it may be given by the hypodermic route. The desiccated thyroid is usually standardized to represent about ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... with thiouracil and considerable prolongation of the incubation period with thyroid extract or thyroprotein; there is no indication in his article that ..."

4. Thyroid and Thymus by André Crotti (1922)
"... gram Potassium iodide 0.06 " Sodium phosphate 0.2 " thyroprotein 0.02 " Salol 0.2 (Chocolate coated.) DS— One tablet three times a day on empty stomach. ..."

5. The Newer Remedies ...: A Reference Book for Physicians, Pharmacists, and by Virgil Coblentz (1899)
"... has named this substance " thyroprotein." From experiments on animals it appears to be very ..."

6. The Clinical Diagnosis of Internal Diseases by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1916)
"... Defensive Ferments Those include the ferments against placental protein, against carcinoma protein, thyroprotein, etc. The method for testing for them ..."

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