pituitary hormone-releasing hormone; hypothalamic hormone

Introduction

hormone secreted by the hypothalamus into the portal circulation facilitating the release of a specific hormone from the anterior pituitary.

More general terms

• secreted peptide
• hormone

More specific terms

• corticotropin-releasing factor; corticoliberin; CRF; corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
• gonadotropin-releasing hormone/factor; gonadoliberin; LH/FSH-releasing hormone (GnRH, LHRH)
• growth hormone-releasing hormone; somatotropin-releasing hormone,; somatocrinin; somatoliberin (GHRH)
• thyrotropin-releasing hormone; thyroliberin; protirelin (TRH)