thyrotropin

thyrotropin
/thuy'reuh troh"pin, thuy ro"treuh-/, n. Biochem.
an anterior pituitary hormone that regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
Also, thyrotrophin /thuy'reuh troh"fin, thuy ro"treuh-/. Also called thyroid-stimulating hormone.
[1935-40; THYRO- + -TROPE + -IN2]

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