gonadotropin releasing hormone

Or go·nado·tropin-re·leasing hormone

noun

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

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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.

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