Follicular cells convert thyroglobulin, a protein found in follicles into 2 iodine containing hormones: triiodothyronine or T3 , and thyroxine or T4 .

细胞转当中的甲状球蛋白成为碘激素：碘甲状原氨酸，又称T3；以及甲状素，又称T4。