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Answer for the clue "Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells ", 8 letters:
thyroxin

Word definitions for thyroxin in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxine , tetraiodothyronine , T ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of thyroxine English)

Usage examples of thyroxin.

On the other hand, they gorged a tadpole with thyroxin, and almost immediately it changed to a frog.

That and some thyroxin, mild radiation treatment and a lot of other technical messing about.