- thyrotropin-releasing factor
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thyrotropin-releasing factor
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thyrotropin-releasing factor — noun hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary • Syn: ↑thyrotropin releasing hormone, ↑TRH, ↑TRF, ↑protirelin • Hypernyms: ↑hormone, ↑endocrine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — n a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland abbr. TRH called also protirelin, thyrotropin releasing factor * * * (TRH) a tripeptide… … Medical dictionary
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — [thī΄rə trō′pinri lēs′iŋ] n. a hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the production of thyrotropin: sometimes called thyrotropin releasing factor … English World dictionary
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone — protein Name = thyrotropin releasing hormone caption = Structural formula of TRH width = 200 HGNCid = 12298 Symbol = TRH AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 7200 OMIM = 275120 RefSeq = NM 007117 UniProt = P20396 PDB = ECnumber = Chromosome = 3 Arm = q Band … Wikipedia
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — /thuy reuh troh pin ri lee sing, thuy ro treuh /, Biochem. a small peptide hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, that controls the release of thyrotropin by the pituitary. Also called thyrotropin releasing factor. Abbr.: TRH [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — noun Date: 1968 a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone called also thyrotropin releasing factor … New Collegiate Dictionary
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — noun hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary • Syn: ↑TRH, ↑thyrotropin releasing factor, ↑TRF, ↑protirelin • Hypernyms: ↑hormone, ↑endocrine, ↑i … Useful english dictionary
factor — 1. One of the contributing causes in any action. 2. One of the components that by multiplication makes up a number or expression. 3. SYN: gene. 4. A vitamin or other essential element. 5. An event, characteristic, or other definable entity that … Medical dictionary
Releasing hormone — A releasing hormone or releasing factor is a hormone whose main purpose is to control the release of another hormone. The main releasing hormones secreted by the hypothalamus are:*Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), *Corticotropin releasing… … Wikipedia
Corticotropin-releasing hormone binding protein family — Corticotropin releasing factor binding protein (CRF BP) Identifiers Symbol CRF BP Pfam PF05428 InterPro … Wikipedia
