thyroid hormone generation

accession 0006590
databaseName GO
dbId 19403
definition The formation of either of the compounds secreted by the thyroid gland, mainly thyroxine and triiodothyronine. This is achieved by the iodination and joining of tyrosine molecules to form the precursor thyroglobin, proteolysis of this precursor gives rise to the thyroid hormones.
displayName thyroid hormone generation
modified [InstanceEdit:9676538] Cook, Justin, 2020-02-17
name thyroid hormone generation
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:1] GO
schemaClass GO_BiologicalProcess
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006590
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