gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GnRH. A hormone made by the hypothalamus (part of the brain). GnRH causes the pituitary gland to make luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). These hormones are involved in reproduction. Also called GnRH.
English dictionary of cancer terms .
2015.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone — 1 (luteinizing releasing hormone) from PDB 1YY1 Identifiers … Wikipedia
Gonadotropin-Releasing-Hormone — Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone, GnRH, Gonadoliberine, die Synthese und Freisetzung der Gonadotropine luteinisierendes Hormon (LH) und follikelstimulierendes Hormon (FSH) stimulierende, im Hypothalamus der Wirbeltiere gebildete Neurohormone … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone — Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine. Général Synonymes gonadoreline … Wikipédia en Français
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone — Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine. Général Synonymes gonadoreline … Wikipédia en Français
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone — Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine Gonadolibérine. Général Synonymes gonadoreline … Wikipédia en Français
gonadotropin releasing hormone — 1. Biochem. a peptide hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to secrete luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. 2. Pharm. a preparation of this hormone, used to treat… … Universalium
gonadotropin releasing hormone — 1. Biochem. a peptide hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to secrete luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone. 2. Pharm. a preparation of this hormone, used to treat… … Useful english dictionary
gonadotropin-releasing hormone — gonadotropin re·leas·ing hormone ri lēs iŋ n a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone) abbr. GnRH called also… … Medical dictionary
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor — Protein Name= Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor Symbol=GNRHR AltSymbols=GnRH R; LRHR; HGNCid=4421 Chromosome=4 Arm=q Band=21.2 LocusSupplementaryData= ECnumber= OMIM=138850 EntrezGene=2798 RefSeq=NM 000406 UniProt=P30968protein Name =… … Wikipedia
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue — A gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue, also known as a GnRH analogue, (sometimes analog ) is a synthetic peptide drug modeled after the human hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). A GnRH analogue is designed to interact with the … Wikipedia
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist — A gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) is a synthetic peptide modeled after the hypothalamic neurohormone GnRH that interacts with the gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor to elicit its biologic response, the release of the… … Wikipedia