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thyrotropin (thi-rotīrә-pin)   an anterior pituitary hormone having an affinity for and specifically stimulating the thyroid gland. Called also thyroid-stimulating hormone.
 

thyrotropin alfa  a recombinant form of human thyrotropin; it binds to thyrotropin receptors and stimulates the steps in thyroid hormone synthesis, including iodine uptake and synthesis and secretion of thyroglobulin; used as a diagnostic adjunct in serum thyroglobulin testing, with or without radioiodine scanning, in follow-up of patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer, administered intramuscularly.





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