Chemical Coordination and Regulation Question 26
26. Toxic agents present in food which interfere with thyroxine synthesis lead to the development of:
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(a) toxic goitre
(b) cretinism
(c) simple goitre
(d) thyrotoxicosis
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Answer : c
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(c) Goitre is caused by deficiency of iodine in diet. Iodine is needed for the synthesis of thyroxine. Toxic agents present in food interfere with thyroxine synthesis and lead to goitre.
