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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Receptors, Thyrotropin

Descriptor Spanish:

Receptores de Tirotropina

Descriptor Portuguese:

Receptores da Tireotropina

Synonyms English:

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptors
Thyrotropin Receptors
TSH Receptors
Receptors, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

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Definition English:

Cell surface proteins that bind pituitary THYROTROPIN (also named thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH) and trigger intracellular changes of the target cells. TSH receptors are present in the nervous system and on target cells in the thyroid gland. Autoantibodies to TSH receptors are implicated in thyroid diseases such as GRAVES DISEASE and Hashimoto disease (THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE).

Indexing Annotation English:

DF: RECEPT TSH

History Note English:

1987; for RECEPTORS, LONG ACTING THYROID STIMULATOR use RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE 1993-2002

Allowable Qualifiers English:

Record Number:

19329

Unique Identifier:

D011989

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