Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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Sensory Physiology: Detecting and Processing Stimuli — Animal Physiology: From Genes to Organisms▶ 7:26Think of the thyroid example in mammalsIf thyroid hormone levels in the blood drop, the pituitary gland releases thyroid stimulating hormone, TSHTSH tells the thyroid gland to make more hormoneBasic Concepts of Endocrine Regulation — Ganong's Review of Medical Physiology▶ 11:49The essential negative feedback in the thyroid axis is perfectThyroid hormone directly suppresses TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone expression, by binding to the thyroid hormone receptor in the pituitaryThis ensures that when the product levels are high, the factory boss is immediately told to quiet downActions of Hormones that Regulate Fuel Metabolism — Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach▶ 9:31Its main physiological effect is to inhibit the secretion of many other hormonesThat includes growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH, insulin, and glucagonWow