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thy⋅ro⋅tro⋅pin-re⋅leas⋅ing hor⋅mone

[thahy-ruh-troh-pin ri-lee-sing, thahy-ro-truh-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a small peptide hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, that controls the release of thyrotropin by the pituitary. Abbreviation: TRH
Also called thy⋅ro⋅tro⋅pin-re⋅leas⋅ing fac⋅tor.


Origin:
1965–70
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Main Entry: thyrotropin–releasing hormone
Function: noun
: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyrotropin by theanterior lobe of the pituitary gland —abbreviation TRH; called also protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor

Main Entry: TRH
Function: abbreviation
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
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thyrotropin-releasing hormone n.

Abbr. TRH A tripeptide hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyrotropin. Also called thyroliberin.

TRH abbr.
thyrotropin-releasing hormone

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TRH
  1. thyroid-releasing hormone

  2. thyrotropin-releasing hormone

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