hormones

THE number of steroids and hormones seized at Australia's borders is at a record high - more than tripling in the past two years, new figures show. Ten days after the Australian Crime Commission report into drugs in sport was released, a Customs and Border Protection report shows the number of...

The thyroid hormone, thyroxine (T4) is a tyrosine-based hormone which is produced by the thyroid gland. Synthetic versions of this hormone are used to make up for a lack of naturally produced thyroxine and increase the rate of metabolism. Artificially made thyroid hormone improves the symptoms...