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Fetal hypophysis as the main source of serum TSH in fetal rat |
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| Authors: | P Pic J P Bouquin F el Atiq |
| Abstract: | Decapitation performed at days 17-18 leads to a drastic drop (82%) in blood TSH of 19 and 21-day-old rat fetuses below the mother's level. 125I-TSH injected at 21 days into the mother's bloodstream is not found in fetal blood. The fetal hypophysis is the main source of fetal plasmatic TSH. |
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