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thyrotropin-releasing hormone

thyrotropin-releasing hormone noun: a hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.

Noun

thyrotropin-releasing hormone (uncountable)

  1. A hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.
    Synonyms:
    TRH

Synonyms of thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Questions about thyrotropin-releasing hormone

What does thyrotropin-releasing hormone mean?
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone means a hypophysiotropic hormone produced by neurons in the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.
What part of speech is thyrotropin-releasing hormone?
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone is a noun.

Words near thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the dictionary

  1. thyrotrophins
  2. thyrotrophs
  3. thyrotropic
  4. thyrotropic hormone
  5. thyrotropin
  6. thyrotropin-releasing hormone
  7. thyrotropinemia
  8. thyrotropinoma
  9. thyrotropins
  10. thyroxin
  11. thyroxine

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