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What hormone from the pituitary gland stimulates the release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland?

What hormone from the pituitary gland stimulates the release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland?
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What hormone from the pituitary gland stimulates the release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland?

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The ANTERIOR pituitary gland secrets TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) to the thyroid. The cells in the thyroid then releaseThyroxine.

Hope this helped. I took a lab and quiz on the endocrine system ;) got a 100 on it too haha
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