Effects of Recombinant Human Thyrotropin Administration on 24-Hour Arterial Pressure in Female Undergoing Evaluation for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Objective. Thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH) receptors are expressed in endothelial cells. We investigated whether elevated TSH levels after acute recombinant TSH (rhTSH) administration may result in alterations in blood pressure (BP) in premenopausal women with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma...

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Main Authors: Gianna Rentziou, Katerina Saltiki, Efstathios Manios, Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Eleni Koroboki, Anastasia Vemmou, Emily Mantzou, Nikolaos Zakopoulos, Maria Alevizaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/270213