Thyroid peroxidase iodinates tyrosine residues within the thyroglobulin protein, and this enzymatic reaction occurs in the cytoplasm of follicular cells of the thyroid gland.  True  False.

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  1. Thyroid peroxidase iodinates tyrosine residues within the thyroglobulin protein, and this enzymatic reaction occurs in the cytoplasm of follicular cells of the thyroid gland.

     True

     False. 

    1. Although the thyroid gland releases far more thyroxine (T4) that triiodothyronine (T3), it is T3 that is the active hormone that regulates gene expression in target cells.

       True

       False

      1. In Gravesâ disease, circulating levels of both thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and TSH are very low compared to a normal person.

         True

         False

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