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If the Thyroid Gland Is Unable to Make Thyroid Hormone

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If the thyroid gland is unable to make thyroid hormone due to an inadequate supply of a micronutrient,a feedback loop causes more TSH to be released by the pituitary gland,which in turn causes the thyroid gland to grow as it attempts to make more thyroid hormone.If the lack of the micronutrient continues,the thyroid gland can grow quite large and is called a goiter.The lack of which micronutrient is most likely to cause a goiter?


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