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Meaning of releasing hormone
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
- 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.
- Somatostatin, also known as somatotropin-release inhibiting hormone (SRIF), inhibits the release of growth hormone and prolactin.
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) causes the pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
- Oxytocin-releasing hormone (ORH) stimulates the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary gland.
- Vasopressin-releasing hormone (VRH) triggers the release of vasopressin, also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH), from the posterior pituitary gland.
- Gastrin-releasing hormone (GRH) stimulates the release of gastrin from the stomach.
- 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.
