“releasing hormone”

The following 3 entries include the term releasing hormone.

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

noun

: a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins (such as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) —abbreviation GnRH

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luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

noun

: gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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thyrotropin-releasing hormone

noun

: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone

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