Thyroid-stimulating hormone

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008701",
  "term": "Thyroid-stimulating hormone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A hormone produced by the pituitary gland. Thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulates the release of thyroid hormone from thyroglobulin. It also stimulates the growth of thyroid follicular cells. An abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone level may mean that the thyroid hormonal regulation system is out of control, usually as a result of a benign condition (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism). Also called TSH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TSH"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/thyroid-stimulating-hormone/"
}