Hormone
gonadorelin
Brand Names:
Cystorelin; Factrel; Fertagyl; Gonabreed
Effect:
Increased Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion; Increased Luteinizing Hormone Secretion
May Treat:
Amenorrhea;
Ovarian Cysts;
Puberty, Delayed;
Puberty, Precocious
More Information:
Definitions related to gonadorelin:
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(gnrh) A hormone made by the hypothalamus (part of the brain). GnRH causes the pituitary gland to make luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). These hormones are involved in reproduction.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(gonadotropin releasing factor) Decapeptide hormone released by the hypothalamus which stimulates the synthesis and secretion of both follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the pituitary gland.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(gonadotropin-releasing hormone) A decapeptide that stimulates the synthesis and secretion of both pituitary gonadotropins, LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE. GnRH is produced by neurons in the septum PREOPTIC AREA of the HYPOTHALAMUS and released into the pituitary portal blood, leading to stimulation of GONADOTROPHS in the ANTERIOR PITUITARY GLAND.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(gonadotropin-releasing hormone) A hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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(gonadotrophin releasing hormone) Specifically expressed in hypothalamic neurons as a preproprotein, Gonadotropin Releasing Hormones (GnRH Family) are secreted into the median eminence capillary plexus, bind to receptors on anterior pituitary gonadotrophs, and stimulate the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) to control female reproduction.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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