| Nomenclature | Thyroid hormone receptor‐α | Thyroid hormone receptor‐β |
| Systematic nomenclature | NR1A1 | NR1A2 |
| HGNC, UniProt | THRA, P10827 | THRB, P10828 |
| Rank order of potency | triiodothyronine>T4 | triiodothyronine>T4 |
| Agonists | dextrothyroxine [19] | dextrothyroxine [19] |
| Selective agonists | – | sobetirome [26, 130] |