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Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson) Eric Masterson is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe acting as a superhero under the aliases of Thor and later Thunderstrike. His son, Kevin Masterson, takes the alias of Thunderstrike in the MC2 Universe.
Thunderthighs Thunderthighs, also known as Thunder Thighs were a high profile backing group who quickly became artists in their own right. The trio, consisting of Karen Friedman, Dari Lalou and Casey Synge) provided the backing vocals to Lou Reed's hit single "Walk on the Wild Side" and it was around this vocal that singer/songwriter Lynsey De Paul wrote their first single "Central Park Arrest", which hit the U.
Thundorf, Switzerland Thundorf (in the local dialect: or )Philipp Obrist/Andres Kristol, Thundorf TG (Frauenfeld) in: Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS|LSG), Centre de dialectologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Verlag Huber, Frauenfeld/Stuttgart/Wien 2005, ISBN 3-7193-1308-5 and Éditions Payot, Lausanne 2005, ISBN 2-601-03336-3, p. 873f.
Thundra Thundra is a Marvel Comics superheroine who is often aligned with the Fantastic Four. She is a powerful, red-haired, amazon-like warrior, or Femizon, from a matriarchal, technologically advanced future timeline where men have been subjugated by women.
Thung Khru Thung Khru () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by (clockwise from north) Rat Burana district of Bangkok, Amphoe Phra Pradaeng and Amphoe Phra Samut Chedi of Samut Prakan Province, Bang Khun Thian and Chom Thong of Bangkok.
Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary (Thai: เขตรักษาพันธุ์สัตว์ป่าทุ่งใหญ่นเรศวร) is a protected area in Thailand. It is located in the northern part of Kanchanaburi province and southern part of Tak province.
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan Malayalam തുഞ്ചത്തു് എഴുത്തച്ഛന് (commonly known as Thunjath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan) is considered as the Father of the Malayalam language. He was born around 450 years ago in Malappuram district of Kerala, south India.
Thuoc Lao Thuoc Lao (thuốc lào) is a natural Tobacco grown and consumed exclusively in Vietnam. It is most commonly smoked after a meal on a full stomach to "aid in digestion", or along with green tea or local beer (most commonly the cheap "bia hoi").
Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee is a Vietnamese American and was held without formal charge by the government of Vietnam since September 2005. She is divorced from Government of Free Vietnam representative Edgar Foshee.
Thuparamaya Thera Mahinda himself introduced Theravada Buddhism and also chetiya worship to Sri Lanka. At his request King Devanampiyatissa built Thuparamaya in which was enshrined the collarbone of the Buddha and is considered as the first dagaba built in Sri Lanka, after the introduction of Buddhism.
Thuppariyum Sambu Thupparium Sambhu is one of the greatest detective novel series in Tamil, written by Devan in the early 20th century. The novel features its main protagonist as Sambhu who is an innocent bank clerk in his middle age and solves great crime puzzles out of serendipity.
Thuraya Thuraya (Arabic: الثريا) is a regional satellite phone provider, mainly focused on the Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The service operates a single geostationary communications satellite, one is for backup and a third satellite is planned for launch in Q1 2007.
Thuraya satellite phone The Thuraya satellite phone is a satellite phone that American intelligence officials believe is widely used by Taliban and al Qaeda leaders. Afghans move closer to Mullah Omar capture, Tajik Gateway, July 27 2004Summarized transcript (.
Thurber House Thurber House is a literary center for readers and writers located in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber. Thurber House is dedicated to promoting the literary arts by presenting quality literary programming; increasing the awareness of literature as a significant art form; promoting excellence in writing; providing support for literary artists; and commemorating Thurber's literary and artistic achievements.
Thure Erik Lund Thure Erik Lund, born June 27 1959 at Vikersund in Modum municipality, Norway, is a Norwegian author and cabinet maker. He debuted in 1992 with the novel Tanger, which won the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantprisThe Tarjei Vesaas debutant prize is awarded every year for the best initial novel by a Norwegian author.
Thurgood Marshall College Thurgood Marshall College (or TMC) is one of the six undergraduate colleges at the University of California, San Diego. The college, named after Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and lawyer for the landmark 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v.
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building houses agencies that support the work of the United States Courts, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, and the United States Sentencing Commission.
Thurgot Turgot (or Thurgot) was the first "Norman" Bishop of Saint Andrews (then called Cell Rígmonaid, and Kilrymont by Scoto-Normans). He had previously been the Prior of the Benedictine convent of Durham Cathedral, and was probably the confessor of Margaret, the Anglo-Saxon second wife of Máel Coluim III of Scotland, and hence probably known to King Alexander I and Prince David of the Cumbrians (later David I) since childhood.
Thurible A thurible is a metal censer suspended from chains, in which incense is burned during worship services. It is used in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Old Catholic, and some Lutheran and other churches, as well as in Christian and non-Christian Gnostic Catholic Churches and in Magick.
Thurii Thurii – Greek: , called also by some Latin writers and by Ptolemy, Thurium (, Ptol.), for a time also Copiae and sometimes written as Turios – was a city of Magna Graecia, situated on the Tarentine gulf, within a short distance of the site of Sybaris, of which it may be considered as having taken the place.
Thuringia The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) is located in central Germany and is considered one of the smaller of Germany's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2.45 million inhabitants.
Thuringii The Thuringii were a tribe which appeared later than most in the highlands of central Germany, a region which still bears their name to this day -- Thuringia. They evidently filled a void left when the previous
Thuringowa Central, Queensland Thuringowa Central is a suburb and commercial hub of Thuringowa, Queensland. It is predominatly commercial and retail, but also contains a residential subdivision, with the area surrounding the suburb (and the suburb itself), also known by the locals as The Willows.
Thurl Ravenscroft Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and singer with a deep, booming voice. For 53 years, he was best-known as the voice of Tony the Tiger in more than 500 television commercials for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes (also known as Frosties).
Thurles railway station Thurles railway station is located near the town centre in Thurles, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. The station has three platforms, two through platforms and one terminating platform, which is almost unused.
Thurlow Weed Thurlow Weed (November 15, 1797 – November 22, 1882), was a New York political boss. While he never held national office himself, he was the principal political advisor to the prominent New York politician William H.
Thurman (band) Thurman were a band heralding from Oxfordshire comprising of brothers Nicholas Kenny, (Lead Vocals + Guitar) Simon Kenny (Bass + Additional vocals) plus Paul Disley (Drums). Heavily associated with the Britpop movement rumours circulated at the time that they had originally been a heavy metal band called 'To Die For,' who changed their style of music as so to be snapped up by a record label.
Thurman Green Thurman Green was a jazz trombonist who was primarily thought of as bebop-oriented . He did spend time playing in Los Angeles with swinging big bands (including the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra) but he was also an occasional member of the Horace Tapscott Quintet (one of many groups headed by the late pianist that no one bothered to record) and was open-eared enough to play quite credibly in free settings now and then.
Thurman Munson Thurman Lee Munson (June 7, 1947 – August 2, 1979) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Yankees from 1969 to 1979. Munson was killed at age 32 while trying to land his personal airplane.
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium (named after former major league baseball player Thurman Munson who was born in Akron, Ohio and grew up in nearby Canton) is a stadium in Canton, Ohio primarily used for baseball. It was the former home of the Canton-Akron Indians, the double-A minor-league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
Thurn and Taxis (board game) Thurn and Taxis is a board game designed by Karen and Andreas Seyfarth and published in 2006 by Hans im GlĂĽck in German (as Thurn und Taxis) and by Rio Grande Games in English. In the game, players seek to build postal networks and post offices in Bayern and surrounding areas, as did the house of Thurn and Taxis in the 16th century.
Thurn und Taxis The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (German: Das FĂĽrstenhaus Thurn und Taxis) is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles.
Thurnau Thurnau is a town with 4510 inhabitants in the district Kulmbach, Germany. Thurnau is known as location of a transmission site for medium wave for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk, the transmitter Thurnau.
Thurnby and Bushby Thurnby and Bushby, sometimes known as Thurnby is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It forms part of Leicester's urban area, and is on the A47 road, just east of the city area of Evington.
Thurnby Lodge Thurnby Lodge is an estate in eastern Leicester. Roughly, it consists of the area inside the city boundary which is north of the Uppingham Road, east of the A563 outer ringroad, and south of the Scraptoft Lane.
Thurne Thurne is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Thurne within the Broads National Park, some 18 km west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 20 km east of the city of Norwich.
Thurrock Development Corporation Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation is an Urban Development Corporation set up by the Government of the United Kingdom covering the entire the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex. It handles large planning applications in the borough, and is part of the government's plan for urban expansion in the Thames Gateway.
Thursbitch Thursbitch is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, named after the valley in the Pennines of England where the action occurs (also listed in the 1841 OS map as "Thursbatch"). It was published in 2003.
Thursday (1998 film) Thursday is a 1998 American movie written and directed by Skip Woods. In reviews, the movie has been said to resemble Quentin Tarantino works, particularly Pulp Fiction, but the similarities are very superficial.
Thursday (band) Thursday is a pop-punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that has released four full-length albums: Waiting (2000 Eyeball Records), Full Collapse (2001 Victory Records), War All the Time (2003 Island Records), and A City by the Light Divided (2006 Island Records). Their name comes from the band's desire to not be automatically associated with any particular musical style.
Thursday Island, Queensland Thursday Island, also known as TI or Waiben, is the administrative and commercial centre of the Torres Strait Islands. Lying 39 km north of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, in the Torres Strait, Thursday Island has an area of about 3 km² and an estimated population of 3,500.
Thursday October Christian Thursday October Christian (October 14, 1790–April 21, 1831) was the first son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the mutiny on the HMAV Bounty) and his Tahitian wife Maimiti. He was conceived on Tahiti, and was the first child born on Pitcairn after the mutineers took refuge on the island.
Thursday's Child (charity) Thursday's Child is an international children's charity, founded in 1982, which assists at-risk children. It's toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1 (800) USA-KIDS, deals with such issues as child abuse, runaways, missing and exploited children, teens who are anorexic or bulimic or who cut, teen pregnancy and teen suicide.
Thurso F.C. Thurso Football Club are a football (soccer) club playing in the North Caledonian Football League (NCFL) in Scotland. Formed in 1998, (though there has been a local side dating from the 19th century which later folded of the same name) they play at Sir George's Park in the town of Thurso in the Scottish highlands.
Thurso railway station Thurso railway station is a railway station serving the town of Thurso, Highland, in the Highland council area, in the north of Scotland. The station is on the Far North Line, within the former county of Caithness, and it is the most northerly railway station in Great Britain.
Thurso, Highland ThursoOrdnance Survey grid reference for Thurso: (from Old Norse, meaning 'Bull's water') (Inbhir Theòrsa in Scottish Gaelic)The Scottish Gaelic name is a translation which assumes the town is named for the river. is a town and a burgh on the north coast of Scotland.
Thurstaston Thurstaston is a village on The Wirral Peninsula and in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The village lies on the A540 between Heswall and Caldy, although it stretches some distance down Station Road to the bank of the Dee estuary where there is a large caravan park.
Thurston Gardens Thurston Gardens are the botanical gardens of Fiji. It used to be known as the Botanical Gardens but its name was changed in honour of the fifth Governor of Fiji, Sir John Bates Thurston, who was Governor from February 1888 to March 1897.
Thurston Island Thurston Island () is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km long, 90 km wide and 15,700 km² in area, lying a short way off the NW end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. The island is separated from the mainland by Peacock Sound, which is occupied by the western portion of Abbot Ice Shelf.
Thurston Twigg-Smith Thurston Twigg-Smith a fifth generation Hawaii native, was born in 1921 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son of William and Margaret Thurston Twigg-Smith and the great-great grandson of Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston who were pioneer missionaries to the Islands of Hawaii, and the grandson of Lorrin A.
Thurstonfield Lough Thurstonfield Lough ("lough" pronounced as "luff") is the largest, species-rich area of open water in the lowlands of north and east Cumbria, England. Within this area it supports some of the best examples of a range of vegetation types: from the submerged aquatics through an extensive fringing marsh to good wet sallow and alder woodland.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None is a book written during the 1880s by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Hard to categorize, the work is a treatise on philosophy, a highly praised work of literature, and in parts a collection of poetry and in others a parody of and amendment to the Bible.
Thutmose Thutmose (also rendered Thutmosis, Tuthmose, Tutmosis, Thothmes, Tuthmosis, Djhutmose, etc.) is the name conventionally given to several Egyptian pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty, an Anglicisation of the Egyptian name "Djehuty-mes", usually translated as "Born of the god Thoth":
Thutmose (sculptor) "The King's Favourite and Master of Works, the Sculptor Thutmose" (also spelled Djhutmose and Thutmosis) was apparently the court sculptor of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten in the latter part of his reign. A German archaeological expedition digging in the deserted city of Amarna found a ruined house and studio complex during its 1912 excavations; the building was identified as that of Thutmose based on an item found in a rubbish pit in the courtyard that had his name and job title on it.
Thutmose I Thutmose I (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis I and meaning Thoth is Born) was the third Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He was given the throne after the death of Amenhotep I although they were only distantly related at best.
Thutmose II Thutmose II (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis II and meaning Thoth is Born) was the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He built some minor monuments and initiated at least two minor campaigns but did little else during his rule and was probably strongly influenced by his wife, Hatshepsut.
Thutmose III Thutmose III (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III and meaning Thoth is Born) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first 22 years of Thutmose's reign he was merely lesser coregent to his stepmother, Hatshepsut.
Thutmose IV Thutmose IV (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis IV and meaning Thoth is Born) was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from Egypt from either 1401 BC to 1391 BC or 1397 BC to 1388 BCJĂĽrgen von Beckerath, Chronologie des Pharaonischen Ă„gypten.
Thuvaraiyam Pathi Thuvaraiyam Pathi is described in Ayyavazhi mythology. The Akilattirattu Ammanai, the holy text of Ayyavazhi, tells about a sunken land at about 152 miles either south or south-east to Kanyakumari, with 16008 streets.
Thuvayal Thavam Thuvayal Thavam, an act of ritual washing of one's physique and clothes along with practice of self-abnegation and self-restraint, was a practice in the religion Ayyavazhi, following the rules and regulations of Thuvayal Thavasu, held during the mid ninenteenth century in Vakaippathi according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the source of Ayyavazhi mythology.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars Thuvia, Maid of Mars is a science fiction novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it in April, 1914, and the finished story was first published in All-Story Weekly as a serial in three parts on April 8, 15, and 22, 1916.
Thuwaini bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sayyid Thuwaini bin Said al-Said (, ) (1821 - 1866) also called Tueni, Sultan of Muscat and Oman (October 19, 1856 - February 11, 1866), was the third son of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Zanzibar, Muscat and Oman. Thuweini was born in Oman, and never visited Zanzibar.
Thuxton railway station Thuxton railway station is a railway station in the village of Thuxton in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway on the line from Dereham to Wymondham.
Thwaites Glacier Thwaites Glacier () is a broad glacier flowing into the Amundsen Sea about 30 miles east of Mount Murphy, Marie Byrd Land. Though imperfectly delineated, the glacier has tremendous flow and in January 1966 had formed a large floating glacier tongue (40 miles long) and an extensive grounded iceberg tongue (70 miles long).
Thwaites, Cumbria Thwaites is a small village near Duddon Valley and on the edge of the Duddon Estuary in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Duddon flows through the valley, rising in the mountains between Eskdale and Langdale, before flowing into the Irish Sea near Broughton in Furness.
Thwing Thwing is a small village in the Yorkshire Wolds, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England about eight miles from the east coast, just north of the B1253 road. The nearest neighbouring towns are Driffield to the south, Bridlington to the east, and Filey and Scarborough to the north.
Thy name is "______ thy name is ______" is a catch phrase use to indicate the completeness of which something embodies a particular quality, usually a negative one. Occasionally in modern times, the expression is rendered "thy name art," a kind of archaism that emphasizes the style of English used in the 16th Century.
Thyatis The Empire of Thyatis is a powerful state in the Dungeons and Dragons Mystara setting, first mentioned in Module X1, Isle of Dread, which desribes it briefly. Along with the Alphatian Empire, Thyatis was more fully detailed in the Dawn of the Emperors boxed set.
Thyborøn-Harboøre Thyborøn-Harboøre is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkjøbing County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 42 km², and has a total population of 4,690 (2005).
Thyestes In Greek mythology, Thyestes was the son of Pelops, King of Olympia, and Hippodamia and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. Thyestes and his twin brother, Atreus, were exiled by their father for having murdered their step-brother, Chrysippus in their desire for the throne of Olympia.
Thyge Petersen Thyge Petersen was a Danish light heavyweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing against the successful British boxer Harry Mitchell in the final bout.
Thyholm Thyholm is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ringkjøbing County on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy, a part of the Jutland peninsula in northwest Denmark. The municipality includes the island of Jegindø, and it covers an area of 76 km².
Thyine wood Thyine wood is a 15th century English name for a Mediterranean tree known in botany as Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja Articulata, or Tetraclinis articulata - the last seems to be the most recently accepted name.
Thylacinus potens Thylacinus potens ("powerful thylacine") was one of the largest species from the family Thylacinidae, growing up to the size of a wolf. In some ways it was more robust and had a shorter, broader skull than the modern Thylacine.
Thylakoid Thylakoids (commonly referred to as Thylakoid membranes) are a phospholipid bilayer membrane-bound compartment internal to chloroplasts, and represent the majority of its internal structure. The word "thylakoid" is derived from the Greek thylakos, meaning "sac".
Thyle A Thyle, (OE Þyle, ON Þulr) was a specific courtly position associated with Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon royalty and chieftains in the Early Middle Ages. Most literary references are found in Icelandic and Anglo-Saxon literature like the Hávamál and Beowulf.
Thyme Thyme (Thymus) (pronounced "time") is a genus of about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and sub-shrubs to 40 cm tall, in the family Lamiaceae and native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. A number of species has some chemotypes.
Thymelaea Thymelaea is a genus of about 30 species of evergreen shrubs and herbs in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean region, north to central Europe, and east to central Asia.
Thymidine Thymidine (more precisely called deoxythymidine can also be labelled deoxyribosylthymine, and thymine deoxyriboside) is a chemical compound, more precisely a pyrimidine deoxynucleoside. Deoxythymidine is the DNA nucleoside T, which pairs with deoxyadenosine (A) in double-stranded DNA.
Thymidine triphosphate Thymidine triphosphate or TTP is one of the four nucleoside triphosphates that make up DNA. It can be used by DNA ligase to create overlapping "sticky ends" so that protruding ends of opened microbial plasmids maybe closed up.
Thymine dimer A thymine dimer is the covalent bonding of two adjacent thymine residues within a DNA molecule, often catalyzed by ultraviolet radiation or chemical mutagenic agents. It is an example of a more general type of DNA damage known as a pyrimidine dimer which as the name suggests can occur between any adjacent pair of pyrimidine bases (such as between 2 cytosines or a cytosine and uracil).
Thymocyte Thymocytes are T cell precursors which develop in the thymus. The processes of beta-selection, positive selection and negative selection shape thymocytes into a peripheral pool of T cells that are able to respond to foreign pathogens and are immunologically tolerant towards self antigens.
Thymol Thymol is a monoterpene phenol derivative of cymene, C10H13OH, isomeric with carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong antiseptic properties. It is also called "hydroxy cymene".
Thymosin For the functioning of fundamental eukaryotic processes such as maintenance of cell shape, cytoplasmic organization, cell movement, and cell division, the actin cytoskeleton is essential. Via a dynamic equilibrium between polymeric and monomeric actin--facilitated by actin-binding proteins (ABPs) which regulate the monomer-to-polymer transition by binding monomers and filaments--the functioning of basic cell processes is possible (Dedova et.al., 2006).
Thyni The Thyni were a Thracian tribe who, along with the Bithyni, migrated to the lands that would later be known as Thynia and Bithynia in Anatolia. Each respective region got its name, presumably, from the Thracian tribe that was more prominent in the area.
Thyratron A thyratron is a type of gas filled tube used as a high energy electrical switch. Triode, Tetrode and Pentode variations of the thyratron have been manufactured in the past, though most are of the triode design.
Thyreophora The Thyreophora ("shield bearers", often known simply as "armored dinosaurs" - Greek: θυρεος, a large oblong shield, like a door and φορεω, I carry) were a subgroup of the ornithischian dinosaurs. They were armored herbivorous dinosaurs, living from the early Jurassic until the end of the Cretaceous.
Thyristor The thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P-type material. They act as a switch, conducting when their gate receives a current pulse, and continue to conduct for as long as they are forward biased.
Thyrocervical In human anatomy, the thyrocervical trunk is a short artery originating off the subclavian artery in the root of the neck near the medial border of the scalenus anterior muscle. The thyrocervical trunk in turn gives rise to the suprascapular artery, transverse cervical artery, and the inferior thyroid artery.
Thyroid hormone resistance Thyroid hormone resistance describes a rare syndrome where the thyroid hormone levels are elevated but the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is not suppressed, or not completely suppressed as would be expected.
Thyroid peroxidase Thyroid peroxidase or Thyroperoxidase (TPO) is an enzyme mainly expressed in the thyroid that liberates iodine for addition onto tyrosine residues on thyroglobulin for the production of thyroxine (T4) or triiodothyronine (T3) (thyroid hormones). This process is termed the "organification of iodine".
Thyroid transcription factor-1 Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) is a protein that regulates transcription of genes specific for the thyroid, lung, and diencephalon. It is also known as thyroid specific enhancer binding protein and NKX-2.
Thyroid-stimulating hormone Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as TSH or thyrotropin) is a hormone synthesized and secreted by thyrotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland which regulates the endocrine function of the thyroid gland.
Thyroidectomy A thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Surgeons often perform a thyroidectomy when a patient has thyroid cancer or some other condition of the thyroid gland (such as hyperthyroidism).
Thyrotropin receptor The thyrotropin receptor (or TSH receptor) is a gene (and associated protein) which responds to thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as "thyrotropin", and stimulates the production of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), also called thyrotropin-releasing factor (TRF), thyroliberin or protirelin, is a tripeptide hormone that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone and prolactin by the anterior pituitary. TRH is produced by the hypothalamus and travels across the median eminence to the pituitary via the hypophyseal portal system.
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor There are two known thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) receptors, TRHR1 and TRHR2 (which as yet has not been identified in humans). Both receptors are members of the 7-transmembrane, g protein coupled receptor family.
Thyroxine-binding globulin Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) is one of three proteins (along with transthyretin and albumin) responsible for carrying the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and 3,5,3’-triiodothyronine (T3) in the bloodstream. Of these three proteins, TBG has the highest affinity for T4 and T3, but is present in the lowest concentration.
Thyrsis Thyrsis is the title of a poem written by Matthew Arnold in December 1865 to commemorate his friend, the poet Arthur Hugh Clough, who died in November 1861 aged only 42. The character, Thyrsis, was a shepherd in Virgil's Seventh Eclogue, who lost a singing match against Corydon.
Thyrsites atun The snoek (Thyrsites atun) is a long, thin, perch-like commercial food fish of the family Gempylidae. It is found in the seas of the Southern Hemisphere, and is a popular food, It is also known in Australia as barracouta though not related nor to be confused with Barracuda.

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