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TSH receptor
The receptor for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which is also called thyrotropin. Encoded by a gene on chromosome 14q, TSHR is largest of all known glycoprotein hormone receptors. It is one of the primary antigens in autoimmune thyroid…
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Show more- Itching, anal See: Anal itching
- Urethroscope A device for examining the inside of the urethra
- Syndrome, DiGeorge See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Brace, foot-drop See Ankle-foot orthosis
- Aortic aneurysm An outpouching (a local widening) of the largest artery in the body, the aorta, involving that vessel in its…
- Toxic goiter, diffuse Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with…
- Carbohydrate Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as…
- Food insecure When people must live with hunger and fear starvation
- Hallucination, hypnagogic See: Hypnagogic hallucination
- Iron supplementation, infant Iron is included in most infant formulas. Therefore, there is no evidence that iron supplementation is…
- Aromasin Brand name of exemestane, an oral antiestrogen. Aromasin inhibits the enzyme aromatase in the adrenal glands…
- Subaortic stenosis Narrowing of the left ventricle of the heart just below the aortic valve through which blood must pass on its…