TSH

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adenohypophysis

glycoprotein of alpha and beta subunits

TSH receptors

stimulation of thyroid and thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)

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TSH is a thyrotropic hormone produced by the adenohypophysis. It is a glycoprotein composed of two subunits (α - non-specific, β - specific). TSH is a glandotropic hormone that stimulates the secretion of thyroid hormones − triiodothyronine (T₃) and thyroxine (T₄).

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Related articles

• Hypothalamo-pituitary system
• Hypothyroidism • Hyperthyroidism
• thyroid gland

Used literature

• GANONG, William F. Přehled lékařské fyziologie. 20. edition. Praha : Galén, 2005. 890 pp. ISBN 80-7262-311-7.

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