Abstract
Human thyrocytes were found to synthesise and secrete the selenoenzyme extracellular glutathione peroxidase (E-GPX), a process which was controlled by the Ca2+/phosphoinositol second messenger cas cade. The potential involvement of thyroidal E-GPX in the regulation of thyroid hormone synthesis and in the protection of the thyrocyte from peroxidative damage is discussed.
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