Thyrotropin is a heterodimeric glycoprotein consisting of an alpha (α) and beta (β) subunit. The alpha subunit is common among glycoprotein hormones, while the beta subunit confers receptor ...

For more than twenty-five years, TSH methods have been able to detect the TSH elevations that are characteristic of primary hypothyroidism. Modern-day TSH methods however, with their enhanced ...

possibly related to the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR). The aim of this study was to determine whether TSHR immunoreactivity is correlated with disease severity or serum TSHR antibody (TRAB) levels.