Terms Related to Thyroid Hormones

• Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

  A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary. It promotes the growth of the thyroid gland and stimulates the synthesis of thyroid hormones and the …

• Pituitary Hormone Releasing Hormones

  Hormones released by one structure (e.g., the hypothalamus or the thyroid gland) that effect the secretion of hormones from the pituitary gland.