thyrotroph

  • 1thyrotroph — A cell in the anterior lobe of the pituitary that produces thyrotropin. * * * thy·ro·troph (thiґro trōf) a basophil of the adenohypophysis that secretes thyrotropin; called also beta basophil and thyrotrope or thyrotropic cell …

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  • 2thyroid stimulating hormone–secreting adenoma — thyrotroph a …

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  • 3TSH-secreting adenoma — thyrotroph a …

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  • 4beta basophil — thyrotroph …

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  • 5thyrotrope adenoma — thyrotroph adenoma, thyrotroph cell adenoma a rare type of pituitary adenoma made up of thyrotroph like cells that secrete excess thyrotropin and cause hyperthyroidism; called also TSH secreting a. and thyroid stimulating hormone–secreting a …

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  • 6thyrotrope cell — thyrotroph cell, thyrotropic cell thyrotroph …

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  • 7thyrotrope tumor — thyrotroph tumor see under adenoma …

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  • 8TEF (gene) — Thyrotrophic embryonic factor, also known as TEF, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: TEF thyrotrophic embryonic factor| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=7008| accessdate = ] PBB… …

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  • 9pituitary tumour — ▪ disease       most common cause of enlargement of the sella turcica, the bone cavity in the head in which the pituitary gland is located. There are two general types of pituitary tumours hormone secreting and nonsecreting. There are five types… …

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  • 10TEF — thermic effect of food; thoraco epigastric flap; thyrotroph embryonic factor; toxic equivalency factor; tracheoesophageal fistula; transcriptional enhancer factor; trunk extension flexion [unit] …

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