Thyroid hormones play a particularly crucial role in brain maturation during fetal development. Under which of the following criteria, the function of thyroxine can be classified?

Metabolic

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Developmental

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Cardiovascular

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Developmental
Thyroxine is the hormone which is released by the thyroid glands. This hormone is responsible for the development of the brain during the embryonic development. These all activities are classified as developmental functions. The hormone is responsible for the regulation of all the different developmental activities which are related to normal functioning and the growth of organism.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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