gonadotropin-re·leas·ing hormone
n : a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) - called also luteinizing hormone-releasing factor , luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone .
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. © 1997-2024.
|
|
|