Plasma TSH Levels in Rats Exposed to Cold

Comparison between the thyrotropin response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in summer and that in winter in normal subjects.

“…It is well known that the acute cold exposure of experimental animals evoked a brief elevation of serum TSH concentration (Bottari, 1957;Itoh et al, 1966;Konno. and Koseki, 1967;Yamada et al, 1965;Hefco et al, 1975;Tal et al, 1976).…”