Substance Name: Thyrotropin
RN: 9002-71-5
UNII: 02KSI6Z9AK
Note
- A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Thyrotropin stimulates THYROID GLAND by increasing the iodide transport, synthesis and release of thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE). Thyrotropin consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
Classification Codes
- Drug / Therapeutic Agent
- Hormone
- Reproductive Effect
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Names and Synonyms
Name of Substance
- Thyrotrophin [INN]
- Thyrotropin
- TSH
MeSH Heading
- Thyrotropin
Synonyms
- Dermathycin
- EINECS 232-664-4
- Pretiron
- Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone
- Thyreotrophic hormone
- Thyroid stimulating hormone
- Thyroid-stimulating factor
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone
- Thyrotrophin
- Thyrotrophin (pituitary tsh), bovine, for bioassay
- Thyrotrophine
- Thyrotrophine [INN-French]
- Thyrotrophinum
- Thyrotrophinum [INN-Latin]
- Thyrotropic hormone
- Thyrotropin
- Thyrotropinum
- Thytropar
- Tirotrofina
- Tirotrofina [INN-Spanish]
- Tirotropina
- Tirotropina [DCIT]
- TSH
- TTH
- UNII-02KSI6Z9AK
Systematic Names
- Thyrotrophic hormone
- Thyrotropin
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 9002-71-5
FDA UNII
- 02KSI6Z9AK
System Generated Number
- 0009002715