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Dominant role of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 24 Feb 2006
Nikrodhanond Amisra A, Ortiga-Carvalho Tania M, Shibusawa Nobuyuki, Hashimoto Koshi, Liao Xiao Hui, Refetoff Samuel, Yamada Masanobu, Mori Masatomo, Wondisford Fredric E
Abstract excerpt
Hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulates thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion from the anterior pituitary. TSH then initiates thyroid hormone (TH) synthesis and release from the thyroid gland. Although opposing TRH and TH inputs regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis, TH negative feedback is thought to be the primary regulator. This hypothesis, however, has yet to be proven in...
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