gonadotropin releasing hormone

or go·nado·tropin-re·leasing hormone

noun

1. 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.
2. 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

1. A peptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that signals the anterior pituitary gland to begin secreting luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone.

Example Sentences

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.

From Scientific American