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Central dogma in thyroid dysfunction: a review on structure modification of TSHR as a cornerstone for thyroid abnormalities.
Pakistan journal of biological sciences : PJBS - 1 Feb 2011
Mansourian Azad Reza
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) is a vital thyrocyte membrane protein in the thyroid gland. Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) which is a pituitary hormone is the main stimulator of thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones, it binds with high affinity to the TSHR through weak bonds including hydrophobic, ionic, hydrogen bonds and trigger the initial steps in thyroid gland stimulation to produce the...
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