iodogorgoic acid

iodogorgoic acid
3,5-Diiodotyrosine; a precursor of thyroxine.

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io·do·gor·go·ic acid ī-.ōd-ə-.gȯr-.gō-ik-, ī-.äd- n DIIODOTYROSINE

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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