thyrotropin

American

[thahy-ruh-troh-pin, thahy-ro-truh-] / ˌθaɪ rəˈtroʊ pɪn, θaɪˈrɒ trə- /

Also thyrotrophin

noun

Biochemistry.

an anterior pituitary hormone that regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.

thyrotropin British

/ ˌθaɪrəʊˈtrəʊfɪn, ˌθaɪrəʊˈtrəʊpɪn /

noun

Also called: thyroid-stimulating hormone. a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: it stimulates the activity of the thyroid gland

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thyrotropin Scientific

/ thī′rə-trō′pĭn,thī-rŏt′rə- /

See thyroid stimulating hormone

Etymology

Origin of thyrotropin

First recorded in 1935–40; thyro- + -trope + -in ²

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thyrotropin

Sleeping less also alters your thyroid metabolism by decreasing your pituitary gland's production of thyrotropin, a thyroid-stimulating hormone.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2010

Riddle's researches, however, tend to show that growth is a synergic response to two hormones, thyrotropin and prolactin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Growth, according to the Carnegie Institution's Oscar Riddle, is due to a combined action of two pituitary hormones, prolactin and thyrotropin.

From Time Magazine Archive

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