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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) (Diabetes) 
A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that controls the production and release of the thyroid hormones (T4 and T3). Measurement of the TSH level in the bloodstream is commonly done as a screening tool for hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, and as an assessment of the adequacy of therapy in people who are taking thyroid hormone pills as therapy. Typically, high values of TSH are associated with hypothyroidism, and absence of TSH is associated with hyperthyroidism.
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) (Health)
Hormone that stimulates hormonal secretion of the thyroid gland; thyrotropin
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