Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Hormone

**Definition:** 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 release of thyroxine by the thyroid gland.

**Synonyms:** - TSH - TSH - Thyreotrophic Hormone - Thyreotropin - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - Thyrotropic Hormone - Thyrotropin - thyroid-stimulating hormone