Activation of integrins involves:

Conformational changes near the propeller and 

 βA domains

Separation of the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains

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Before puberty, Growth hormone excess causes gigantism

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After puberty, Growth hormone excess causes acromegaly

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Thyroid gland is composed of large numbers of closed follicles & concerned with the production of thyroid hormone

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Each spherical follicle is surrounded by a single layer of polarized epithelial cells and filled with pink-staining proteinaceous material called colloid.

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Colloid consists predominantly of the glycoprotein, thyroglobulin

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The primary hormone secreted by the thyroid is thyroxine (T4) along with much lesser amounts of triiodothyronine (T3)