The hormone which regulates the basal metabolism in our body is secreted from

$A$ health disorder that results from the deficiency of thyroxine in adults and is characterised by $(i)$ a low metabolic rate,$(ii)$ an increase in body weight,and $(iii)$ a tendency to retain water in tissues is:

Which of the following diseases is known as autoimmune thyroiditis or thyroid's suicide?

Which of the following hormones is a derivative of an amino acid?

Name the endocrine gland that produces calcitonin and mention the role played by this hormone.

The injection of which of the following increases the metabolic rate?