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Utility of the Radioimmunoassay of Serum Thyrotrophin in Man
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The normal human serum thyrotrophin (TSH) measured by a double antibody radioimmunoassay was 3.9 ± 2.0 (SD) µunits/ml. It was markedly elevated in 61 patients with primary hypothyroidism and undetectable in 10 with hypothyroidism secondary to hypopituitarism and in 23 hyperthyroid patients. There was no significant diurnal variation of serum TSH and no increase after cold exposure of adult men for 1 hr or after electroconvulsive, vasopressin, or glucagon therapy. The level was normal in patients with Cushing's syndrome and acromegaly and in pregnant women at term. The serum TSH of newborns exceeded the maternal level significantly and rose to very high values at 1 hr of age. Because of the stability of serum TSH levels in adults, an elevated level is good indication of primary hypothyroidism. Injection of synthetic thyrotrophin-releasing factor (500 to 1,000 µg) caused marked elevation of serum TSH; the response to 10 mg given orally was more prolonged. Synthetic thyrotrophin-releasing factor should be a useful agent for clinical assessment of pituitary TSH reserve.
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Metadata
- Authors
- HERSHMAN, J. M., & PITTMAN, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Corresponding author
- HERSHMAN, JEROME M.
- Venue
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 1971-04-01
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 481-490
- ISSN
- 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-3704
- OpenAlex
- W1971459605
- Cited by
- 159
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 32.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Keywords
- serum thyrotropin, TSH radioimmunoassay, primary hypothyroidism, central hypothyroidism, hypopituitarism, hyperthyroidism, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, neonates, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, pregnancy, diurnal variation, cold exposure
- MeSH terms
- Acromegaly, Adenoma, Chromophobe, Adult, Biological Assay, Circadian Rhythm, Cold Temperature, Cushing Syndrome, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Female, Humans, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Infant, Newborn, Iodine Isotopes, Male, Middle Aged, Myxedema, Pituitary Gland, Pituitary Neoplasms, Pregnancy, Radioimmunoassay, Thyrotropin, Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
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