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this information without first speaking with your doctor. Now let's head to the show. What are

thyroglobulin antibodies? I this is talking about Haruio and let's detail thiroglobulin. What are

thyroglobulin antibodies and what it means when you have an antibody

test positive. This is something I've changed my mind on, so I'm excited to share with you how

we can appropriately look at this antibody marker, use it to improve your health, but also be

careful not to misuse this lab test.

So let's start with what is thyroglobulin.

And definitionally, it's a mouthful, but thyroglobulin is a glycoprotein

that resides in the follicular membrane of the thyroid.

Now, this sounds like a mouthful, but let's break it down.

Here is your thyroid gland, and as you'll see, the thyroid has a number of follicles,

almost like grapes.

These round entities, these follicles, are where thyroid hormone is stored.

And as you'll see here, inside the follicle is this lumen, and again, this is where the grape juice of the thyroid gland is stored or the thyroid hormone.

And the follicles in the membrane, you have these components that can work to use nutrition and fuse from that thyroid hormone.

And this is where thiroglobulin works along with thyroid proxidase.

And this schematic is helpful to visualize what's happening.

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