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protirelin - hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRF, TRH

endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

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Effects of intrathecal thyrotropin releasing hormone (protirelin) in refractory depressed patients.

Depresion como entidad medico-psiquiatrica

At 1 year postpartum, patients underwent a protirelin (thyrotropin-releasing hormone [TRH]) stimulation test (500 [mu]g intravenously) with measurement of TSH at 0, 15, and 30 minutes after infusion.

Nikolai et al[11] found that 12 of 25 women (48%) who developed postpartum thyroiditis and were recalled 3 years later had permanent thyroid disease, including euthyroid goiter, an augmented TSH response to protirelin, and biochemical hypothyroidism.

Usefulness of antimicrosomal antibody titers in the diagnosis and treatment of postpartum thyroiditis

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