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Thyroxine A. Is stored in the follicular cells as thyroglobulin. B. Increases the resting rate of carbon dioxide production. C. Is essential for normal development of the brain. D. Is essential for normal red cell production. E. Acts more rapidly than triiodothyronine (T3). 

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A. False It is stored as thyroglobulin in the follicles. 

B. True By increasing the basal metabolic rate. 

C. True Deficiency in infancy causes mental retardation (cretinism). 

D. True Thyroxine deficiency can cause anaemia. 

E. False T3 acts within a day, thyroxine within 2–3 days. 



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