Endocrine changes associated with the human aging process: II. Effect of age on the number and size of thyrotropin immunoreactive cells in the human pituitary

Zegarelli-Schmidt, Elena C.; Yu, Xinru; Fenoglio‐Preiser, Cecilia M.; O’Toole, Kathleen; Pushparaj, Neela; Kledzik, G. S.; King, Donald W.

doi:10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80015-0

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Serum Thyroid Hormone Concentration and Transport1

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“…The effect of aging on peripheral responsiveness to thyroid hormones in humans remains a matter of speculation. The increased prevalence of primary hypothyroidism is also a more plausible explanation for the thyrotrope hypertrophy and relative hyperplasia observed in one immunohistochemical study (179). Hypothalamic-pituitary control of thyroid function.…”

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