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gonadotropin releasing hormone

American  
Or gonadotropin-releasing hormone

noun

  1. Biochemistry. 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. Pharmacology. a preparation of this hormone, used to treat precocious puberty, prostate cancer, male and female infertility, and female reproductive disorders. GnRH


gonadotropin-releasing hormone Scientific  
  1. A peptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that signals the anterior pituitary gland to begin secreting luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone.


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The authors decided to look at GnRH, gonadotropin releasing hormone, a hormone that many of us scientists usually associate with things like control of ovulation.

From Scientific American