Medical Dictionary
gonadotropin–releasing hormone
noun gonadotropin–re·leas·ing hormone \-ri-ˈlēs-iŋ-\
Medical Definition of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE
: a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone)—abbreviation GnRH; called also luteinizing hormone-releasing factor, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
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