TSH has various meanings in the Human Hormone category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of TSH in Human Hormone.
Thyrotropin is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T4), and then triiodothyronine (T3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body. It is a glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by thyrotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland, which regulates the endocrine function of the thyroid.
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