TRH, the first hypophysiotropic releasing hormone isolated: Control of the pituitary-thyroid axis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2015, Pages T85-T100

  Joseph Bravo, Patricia ^a   Jaimes Hoy, Lorraine ^a   Uribe, Rosa María ^a   Charli, Jean Louis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cold; Energy balance; Fasting; HPT axis; Metabolism; PPII; Prolactin; Stress; TRH; TRH receptor; TSH

Indexed keywords

HORMONE DERIVATIVE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; PROTIRELIN RECEPTOR; RECOMBINANT DNA; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; THYROID HORMONE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CHRONIC STRESS; ENERGY BALANCE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PITUITARY STALK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; REVIEW; TANYCYTE; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; PITUITARY GLAND; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 84942590975     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/JOE-15-0124     Document Type: Review

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