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Thyroid gland has two lobes located on either side of trachea and is composed of follicles and stromal tissues.
The follicle cells of this gland synthesize thyroxine and tri-iodo-thyronine. Iodine is essential for the normal rate of hormone synthesis in Thyroid.
Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective mental development, low intelligence quotient, abnormal skin and deaf mutism.
Deficiency of iodine leads to hypothyroidism and enlargement of thyroid gland is known as simple goitre.
Thyroid hormones plays an important role in the regulation of basal metabolic rate.
Thyroid hormones control the metabolism of carbohydrates proteins and fats.
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