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Preferred Name |
Thyroid stimulating hormone
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Definition |
A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary. It promotes the growth of the thyroid gland and stimulates the synthesis of thyroid hormones and the release of thyroxine by the thyroid gland.
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Synonyms & Abbreviations |
Thyreotrophic Hormone
Thyreotropin
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
thyroid-stimulating hormone
Thyrotropic Hormone
Thyrotropin
TSH
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ReferenceCode |
NCI Thesaurus Code:C2280
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ReferenceURL |
https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C2280
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PMID |
23118893
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