Armour Thyroid

Thyroid USP Armour Thyroid (T4 T3 ratio) Desiccated beef or pork 1 grain (equivalent... 

The total thyroid hormone content of thyroid glands and the ratio of T3 to T4 vary somewhat from one species to another. Thyroid USP preparations are therefore standardized on the basis of their iodine content. Much of the iodine in these preparations is in the metabolically inactive form of iodotyrosines. Thus, a given preparation may satisfy the USP iodine assay requirements and yet contain low amounts of T4 and T3. Thyrar (a beef extract) and Armour Thyroid tablets (a pork extract) are evaluated by additional biological assays to ensure consistent potency from one batch to another. 

Brand Name(s) Armour Thyroid, Nature-Throid NT, Westhroid Chemical Class ENDO-thyroid hormone in natural state... 

Oral tablets containing 12.5, 25, 30, 50, 100, 150 meg T4 and one fourth as much T3 Thyroid desiccated [USP] (generic, Armour Thyroid)... 

Armour thyroid is a brand of desiccated porcine thyroid gland. The product provides the following active thyroid hormones ... 

Armour Thyroid, Dathroid, Delcoid, S-P-T, Thermoloid, Thyrar, Thyrocrine, Thyroid Strong, Thyro-teric)... 

Thyroid-stimulating hormone can be used clinically to test thyroid function but has not found practical apphcation in the treatment of human thyroid insufficiency. Direct replacement therapy with thyroid hormone is easy and effective, owing to a simple molecular stmcture. TSH has been used in the veterinary treatment of hypothyroidism, and preparations of TSH ate produced by Cooper Animal Health, Inc. and Armour Pharmaceuticals. 

Most readers would assume that the low percentage of T-4 and T-3 provided by Armour was ineffective. In fact, the combination was often considered more effective than either drug alone and is at the correct human ratio. The trace levels of T-2 and Triacana create a complete synergystic and effective thyroid hormone drug. Most athletes realized an increased metabolic rate with only 1.5-2.0 grains daily. 

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