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releasing hormone (n)

a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

releasing hormone Sentence Examples

  1. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) triggers the pituitary gland to release luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones.
  2. Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulates the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex.
  3. Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) promotes the secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
  4. Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH) stimulates prolactin release from the pituitary gland.
  5. Somatostatin, also known as somatotropin-release inhibiting hormone (SRIF), inhibits the release of growth hormone and prolactin.
  6. Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) causes the pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
  7. Oxytocin-releasing hormone (ORH) stimulates the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland.
  8. Vasopressin-releasing hormone (VRH) triggers the release of vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH), from the posterior pituitary gland.
  9. Gastrin-releasing hormone (GRH) stimulates the release of gastrin from the stomach.
  10. Neuropeptide Y, a multi-functional neuropeptide, acts as a potent releasing hormone for insulin, glucagon, and pancreatic polypeptide.

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a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland, any of several hormon

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) triggers the pituitary gland to release luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones.

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) stimulates the release of cortisol from the adrenal cortex.

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) promotes the secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.

Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH) stimulates prolactin release from the pituitary gland.