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A hormone, produced in the hypothalamus, that promotes the secretion of growth hormones; a growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
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somatocrinin — Peptide (44 residues) with high growth hormone releasing activity. Can be isolated from rat hypothalamus and some human pancreatic tumours. Acts on adenylate cyclase … Dictionary of molecular biology
somatocrinin — Hypothalamic growth releasing hormone, GHRH. [somato + G. krino, to secrete, + in] * * * so·ma·to·cri·nin (so″mə to kriґnin) growth hormone–releasing hormone … Medical dictionary
somatocrinin — Growth hormone releasing hormone. See: growth hormone … Glossary of Biotechnology
Growth hormone — HGH redirects here. For other uses, see HGH (disambiguation). Growth hormone 1 Growth hormone Identifiers Symbol GH1 … Wikipedia
Somatotrope — Somatotropes are cells in the anterior pituitary which produce growth hormone. These cells constitute 30 40% of anterior pituitary cells. They respond by releasing HGH in response to GHRH (somatocrinin) or are inhibited by GHIH (somatostatin),… … Wikipedia
Growth hormone releasing hormone — Protein Name=PAGENAME caption= Symbol=GHRH AltSymbols=GRF, GHRF HGNCid=4265 Chromosome=20 Arm=p Band= LocusSupplementaryData=12 or q11.2 q12 ECnumber= OMIM=139190 EntrezGene=2691 RefSeq=NM 021081 UniProt=P01286 PDB=Growth hormone releasing… … Wikipedia
infantilism — 1. A state marked by slow development of mind and body. SYN: infantile dwarfism. 2. Childishness, as characterized by a temper tantrum of an adolescent or adult. 3. Underdevelopment of the sexual organs. Bri … Medical dictionary
growth hormone–releasing hormone — (GH RH) a neuropeptide elaborated in the hypothalamus that binds to specific receptors on the somatotrophs of the adenohypophysis and stimulates the secretion of growth hormone. Called also somatocrinin, somatoliberin, and somatotropin releasing… … Medical dictionary
