The maximal thyroxine-binding capacity of thyroxine-binding globulin was determined electrophoretically. 6 Serum samples enriched with tracer thyroxine 131 I and unlabeled thyroxine at 100 and 200 ...

This essential hormone is carried and stored in the blood by the protein thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG). It was previously thought that the levels of the hormone remained constant.

Some patients may request a prescription topical numbing cream that can be applied to the skin a few hours before the blood test to make it more comfortable. Using cold spray can help minimize pain as ...

Changes in thyroid hormone and thyroxine-binding globulin concentrations during neonatal ECMO. (a) Changes in FT4, TT4 and TSH concentrations. (b) Changes in rT3, TT3 and TSH concentrations.