PITUITARY-THYROID FUNCTION IN RATS WITH HYPOTHALAMIC LESIONS11

1 November 1956

journal article
research article
Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology

Vol. 59 (5) , 593-596
https://doi.org/10.1210/endo-59-5-593

Abstract

Elec-trolytic lesions in the anterior hypothalamus and impinging on the median eminence resulted in partial inhibition of TSH production and release by the rat pituitary. As a consequence, thyroid hormone secretion rate was diminished.

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