| hormone, tsh | Stands for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Also known as thyrotropin. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| TSH | <endocrinology> 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) |
| TSH releasing factor | <endocrinology> A tripeptide produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary to release TSH. (18 Nov 1997) |
| TSH-RF | <abbreviation> Thyroid-stimulating hormone-releasing factor. (05 Mar 2000) |