thyrotropic

English

Etymology

From thyro- +‎ -tropic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

Adjective

thyrotropic (not comparable)

1. Able to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland
   • 2015 July 2, Mara Marongiu et al., “FOXL2 modulates cartilage, skeletal development and IGF1-dependent growth in mice”, in BMC Developmental Biology‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     Foxl2 is also expressed in the gonadotropic cells of the pituitary gland at 11.5 dpc and in the thyrotropic and gonadotropic cells of the adult pituitary [ 10 ]; in the dorsal maxillary first branchial arch (BA1); and in a delimited domain at the maxillary-mandibular junction at 10.5 dpc [ 11 ].

Derived terms

• thyrotropic hormone