Hypothalamic Pituitary Thyroid

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
HPT
Pronunciation
/ˌhaɪpoʊθəˈlæmɪk pɪˈtuɪˌtɛri ˈθaɪrɔɪd/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. It appears that cytokines may alter the hypothalamic - pituitary - thyroid axis an. 1 induce abnormal thyroid hormone levels.
  2. Concept and general characteristics of hormone; hypothalamic regulatory peptide; function relation between hypothalamus and pituitary; physiological functions of growth hormones, thyroid hormones and glucocorticoids.

Other meanings of HPT