Triiodothyronine sulfate

Triiodothyronine sulfate (T3S), also known as 3,5,3‘-triiodothyronine sulfate, is the sulfated conjugate of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3). T3, along with thyroxine (T4) are tyrosine-based hormones that are primarily responsible for regulation of metabolism. Both hormones are produced by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland and are regulated by TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) made by the thyrotropes of the anterior pituitary gland. The major form of thyroid hormone in the blood is thyroxine (T4), which has a longer half-life than T3. T4 is converted into the active T3 (three to four times more potent than T4) within cells by deiodinases (5'-iodinase) (Wikipedia). Triiodothyronine sulfate is the dominant nondeiodinative product of T3 metabolism and its formation from T3 is catalyzed by phenolsulfotransferases primarily located in the liver and kidney (PMID: 8126143).

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