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GnRH

American  

GnRH British  

abbreviation

  1. gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: a peptide that is released from the brain and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotrophic hormones that act in turn on the sex glands

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The judge’s decision focuses on the use of GnRH agonists, known as puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

The one thing that is the most damaging to me to this day are the GnRH antagonists, because I was on a drug that took me through menopause.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

They found that in mice genetically engineered to model Down syndrome, a decline in GnRH levels closely parallels cognitive deficits and then showed that restoring GnRH reverses the disabilities.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2022

As with the male, the GnRH from the hypothalamus causes the release of the hormones FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Secretion of GnRH by the hypothalamus is inhibited by low levels of estrogen but stimulated by high levels of estrogen.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013