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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
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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. [ ]
Term info
Label
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Synonyms
- TSH
- Thyreotrophic Hormone
- Thyreotropin
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
- Thyrotropic Hormone
- Thyrotropin
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
Subsets
NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799
ALT DEFINITION
A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. TSH stimulates the release of thyroid hormone from thyroglobulin. It also stimulates the growth of thyroid follicular cells. An abnormal TSH level may mean that the thyroid hormonal regulation system is out of control, usually as a result of a benign condition (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism).
CAS Registry
9002-71-5
Contributing Source
CTRP
Display Name
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Legacy Concept Name
Thyroid_Stimulating_Hormone
Preferred Name
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
Semantic Type
Hormone, Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
UMLS CUI
C0040160
code
C2280
Term relations
Subclass of:
- Protein or Riboprotein Complex
- Gene_Product_Has_Biochemical_Function some Pituitary Hormone
- Gene_Product_Expressed_In_Tissue some Anterior Lobe of the Pituitary Gland
- Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Intercellular Communication Process
- Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Metabolic Control