To exclude the association of a pituitary adenoma that secretes prolactin with a syndrome of 'resistance to thyroid hormone' (RTH), a TSH-releasing hormone (TRH) test was performed. Following the ...

A thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb) test looks for certain antibodies that attack the thyroid. The presence of TbAb in high levels may indicate that someone has an autoimmune condition. To conduct a ...

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2008;4(12):683-694. Pituitary tumor apoplexy often occurs in patients with untreated pituitary adenomas or after stimulation tests with hypothalamic hormones ...

Hypothyroidism was confirmed by the increased Tshb mRNA content in the pituitary gland, reduced total thyroxin (T4 ... the daily expression of GLUT2 in enterocytes and may contribute to the ...

Metabolic Diseases Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA The hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis plays a crucial ...

Area under the curve of TSH after levothyroxine withdrawal versus administration of recombinant human TSH (rhTSH): possible implications for tumor growth ...