Control of the Thyroid Gland

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• The Thyroid as a Model Endocrine System.
• The Pituitary-Thyroid Axis.
• What Controls Thyroid Growth — That Is, Thyroid Size.
• The Pituitary-Thyroid Regulatory System.
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone: Structure and Function.
• Thyroid Regulators: Neurogenic Agents, Hormones, Iodide.
• Characterization of Receptors for Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on FRTL-5 Thyroid Cells.
• Regulatory Peptides in the Thyroid Gland.
• Receptors of the Thyroid: The Thyrotropin Receptor Is Only the First Violinist of a Symphony Orchestra.
• Excess Iodide Inhibits the Thyroid by Multiple Mechanisms.
• Signals and Transduction.
• G Protein-Linked Receptors in the Thyroid.
• ADP Ribosylation and G Protein Regulation in the Thyroid.
• The Inositide and Arachidonic Acid Signal System.
• The Arachidonic Acid Signal System in the Thyroid: Regulation by Thyrotropin and Insulin/IGF-I.
• Regulation of Growth and Function.
• Integrated Regulation of Growth and Function.
• Regulation of Growth and Differentiation in Follicle Cells.
• Transducing Systems in the Control of Human Thyroid Cell Function, Proliferation, and Differentiation.
• Thyroid Specific Gene Expression.