Thyrotropin

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH, TSH), or thyrotrophin, or timentin (thyrotropin) is a hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that regulates the functional activity of the thyroid gland. Its main function is the regulation of thyroid hormones of the thyroid gland, due to which the maturation, differentiation and functioning of this organ occurs. Due to the increase in the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone, the growing thyroid gland stimulates the secretion of thyroid hormones.

Thyroid-stimulating hormone is a substance secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, necessary for regulating the functioning of the thyroid gland and its secretion. Its main task is to ensure the functioning of the thyroid gland in animals and humans, taking part in the processes of fat, protein and carbohydrate metabolism.

Thyroid-stimulating hormones of the thyrotropin group are so called because their combination with glucose during insulin hypoglycemia causes the opposite effect of streosomatotropes, which is to reduce body weight and accelerate the digestion of food. The hormone activates energy metabolism, catabolism and energy metabolism in general. It has a catabolic effect