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.
Pharmacology. a preparation of this hormone, used to treat precocious puberty, prostate cancer, male and female infertility, and female reproductive disorders. GnRH
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone decreases production of luteinizing hormone, which decreases hormone production in the gonads. an increase in gonad hormone production then inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone production.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Describe how gonadotropin-releasing hormone production is controlled by a negative feedback loop.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
These blockers, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues, are medically safe, and their effects are reversible.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 30, 2021
True puberty starts in the brain, he explains, with the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, or GnRH.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2012
But they do know the first stage begins in the brain, when a chemical signal, called gonadotropin-releasing hormone, unleashes a series of biochemical reactions in the body.
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