Write short notes on the functions of the following hormones: (b) Thyroid hormones
Thyroid hormones, for example, thyroxin, triiodothyronine, and thyrocalcitonin are discharged by the thyroid organ. Thyroxin keeps up the basal metabolic pace of the body and directs starch, fat, and protein digestion. Water and electrolyte balance is likewise kept up by thyroid hormones. Thyrocalcitonin or calcitonin brings down the calcium level in blood plasma. It assumes a critical job in calcium levels alongside the parathyroid hormone.
