Growth Regulation of Thyroid and Thyroid Tumors in Humans

In a study of growth regulation of the human thyroid gland and thyroid tumors we investigated the impact of iodine and that of the thyroid-specific growth-stimulating hormone TSH. Further studies included locally active growth factors such as the epidermal growth factor, insulin-like growth factor, and tissue transforming growth factors alpha and beta. In addition to studies of growth regulation by the various growth factors in mostly normal...