Thyrotropin Alfa

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (also known as thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, or abbreviated TSH) is a pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine (T4), and then triiodothyronine (T3) which stimulates the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body.[1] It is a glycoprotein hormone produced by thyrotrope cells in the anterior pituitary gland, which regulates the endocrine function of the thyroid.[2][3] Contents 1 P...

NDC Database

Thyrogen Kit by Genzyme Corporation ## Package Codes: 58468-1849-4 ## Active Ingredients: Thyrotropin Alfa

NDC Database

Thyrogen .9 mg/ml Intramuscular Injection, Powder, for Solution by Genzyme Corporation ## Package Codes: 58468-0030-2 ## Active Ingredients: Thyrotropin Alfa