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Definition of Thyrotropin

1. Noun. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.

Definition of Thyrotropin

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Medical Definition of Thyrotropin

1. Polypeptide hormone (28 kD), secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that activates cyclic AMP production in thyroid cells leading to production and release of the thyroid hormones (T4 and T3). T4 and T3 blood levels feedback on the pituitary gland and decrease thyroid stimulating hormone production when T3 and T4 levels are high. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Thyrotropin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Low serum thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone) in older persons without ... Low serum thyrotropin concentrations as a risk factor for atrial ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Hay Ю. Sensitive thyrotropin assays: analytic and clinical performance criteria. ... New sensitive immunoradiometric assays for thyrotropin. ..."

3. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"D6 Effect of long-term administration of human growth hormone-releasing factor and (or) thyrotropin-releasing factor on hormone concentrations in lactating ..."

4. Assessing Psychopathology and Behavior Problems in Persons With Mental (1994)
"Examples are the Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) (Carroll et al., 1981), and serum thyrotropin response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (Loosen ..."

5. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Low serum thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone) in older persons without ... Spectrum of subclinical and overt hypothyroidism: effect on thyrotropin, ..."

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