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| Preferred Name | Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone | |
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Thyrotropic Hormone Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Thyrotropin thyroid-stimulating hormone Thyreotrophic Hormone Thyreotropin Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2280 |
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| 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).
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| CAS_Registry |
9002-71-5
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| code |
C2280
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799 |
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CTRP
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| DEFINITION |
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.
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| Display_Name |
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
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| FULL_SYN |
Thyrotropic Hormone Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Thyrotropin thyroid-stimulating hormone Thyreotrophic Hormone Thyreotropin Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH
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| label |
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Thyroid_Stimulating_Hormone
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| Preferred_Name |
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C2280
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| Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein Hormone
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0040160
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