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  #1

A patient just had an accident that have severed pituitary stalk and damaged his portal system, only the secretion of 1 anterior pituitary hormone is NOT diminished and this is

A. TSH
B. GH
C. LH.
D. Prolactin


  #2

prolactin!!!!!!!!

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  #3

d?

  #4

D

  #5

Dnod

  #6

d

  #7

Yesnodnodit's D
but...could someone please explain the ans??
thx

  #8

prolactins chronic source of inhibition was damaged when the stalk was severed

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  #9

thx
so will GH's chronic source of inhibition also be damaged??

  #10

GH is mainly controled by GHRH and not by somatostatin though it inhibits GH. So GH is not inceased


  #11

good Q

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