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HORMONE THYREOTROPE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hormones
CONT

Somatostatin (also known as somatotropin release-inhibiting factor [SRIF]) is a tetradecapeptide; a 28-amino acid precursor [which] also has GH [growth hormone] inhibitory properties. Somatostatin blocks the rise in GH that occurs with all stimuli in a dose-dependent manner.

Key term(s)
  • somatofropin release inhibiting factor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hormones
DEF

Hormone inhibitrice de la sécrétion hypophysaire de l'hormone de croissance et de l'hormone thyréotrope. Au niveau du pancréas, elle inhibe la libération d’insuline, de glucagon et de gastrine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hormonas
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Record 2 2000-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

a protein located in the "prealbumin" zone upon electrophoretic analysis of plasma proteins; ...

OBS

See under "prealbumin".

Key term(s)
  • thyroxin-binding prealbumin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

Le dosage systématique [...] de l'hormone thyréotrope(TSH), de la préalbumine de transport de la thyroxine(thyroxin binding prealbumin)(TBPA), etc., par les méthodes radio-immunologiques ou des méthodes apparentées [...] donne des résultats plus précis que les méthodes classiques comparables.

Spanish

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