Each autoimmune attack causes more and more damage to the thyroid gland until, ultimately, the gland is no longer able to produce adequate thyroid hormones. (holtorfmed.com)
Without adequate thyroid hormone (T3), you can't convert cholesterol into pregnenolone and all of your heart - protective hormones. (forefronthealth.com)
(rptref1, rptref2, rptref3, ref4, ref5) As these youngsters mature, veterinarians see a variety of skeletal abnormalities in them because proper bone development and bone maturation sequence also depend on adequate thyroid hormone. (2ndchance.info)