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What is the difference between tyrosine and synthroid (thyroxine)?
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Synthroid (thyroxine): Tyrosine is an amino acid. Synthroid is thyroxine, a hormone based on the amino acid tyrosine but extensively modified. They are two different things--synthroid treats hypothyroidism, tyrosine does not.
Answered 5/21/2018
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