thyrotrophin

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thy·ro·tro·pin

 (thī′rə-trō′pĭn, thī-rŏt′rə-) also thy·ro·tro·phin (-fĭn)
n.
See thyroid-stimulating hormone.
[thyro- + -tropin.]
thy′ro·tro′pic (-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk), thy′ro·tro′phic (-trō′fĭk, -trŏf′ĭk) adj.
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Noun1.thyrotrophin - anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin, TSH
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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Ludgate, "Demonstration of reduced in vivo surface expression of activating mutant thyrotrophin receptors in thyroid sections," European Journal of Endocrinology, vol.
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Relationship between body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and serum lipid concentrations and thyroid-stimulating hormone in the euthyroid adult population
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However, the etiology of TD is still unclear but can be explained on a small scale by genetic mutations in 4 transcription factors (FOXE1 [5], NKX2.1 [6], PAX8 [7, 8], and NKX2.5 [9]) and at the thyrotrophin receptor [10], which are genes important in the development and normal function of the thyroid gland [11-13].
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