Synopsis
The Thyroid as a Model Endocrine System.- The Pituitary-Thyroid Axis.- What Controls Thyroid Growth - That Is, Thyroid Size.- The Pituitary-Thyroid Regulatory System.- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: Structure and Function.- Thyroid Regulators: Neurogenic Agents, Hormones, Iodide.- Characterization of Receptors for Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on FRTL-5 Thyroid Cells.- Regulatory Peptides in the Thyroid Gland.- Receptors of the Thyroid: The Thyrotropin Receptor Is Only the First Violinist of a Symphony Orchestra.- Excess Iodide Inhibits the Thyroid by Multiple Mechanisms.- Signals and Transduction.- G Protein-Linked Receptors in the Thyroid.- ADP Ribosylation and G Protein Regulation in the Thyroid.- The Inositide and Arachidonic Acid Signal System.- The Arachidonic Acid Signal System in the Thyroid: Regulation by Thyrotropin and Insulin/IGF-I.- Regulation of Growth and Function.- Integrated Regulation of Growth and Function.- Regulation of Growth and Differentiation in Follicle Cells.- Transducing Systems in the Control of Human Thyroid Cell Function, Proliferation, and Differentiation.- Thyroid Specific Gene Expression.
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