Chemicals and Drugs

Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone Receptors

Cell surface receptors that bind the hypothalamic hormones regulating pituitary cell differentiation, proliferation, and hormone synthesis and release, including the pituitary-releasing and release-inhibiting hormones. The pituitary hormone-regulating hormones are also released by cells other than hypothalamic neurons, and their receptors also occur on non-pituitary cells, especially brain neurons, where their role is less well understood. Receptors for dopamine, which is a prolactin release-inhibiting hormone as well as a common neurotransmitter, are not included here.

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Cell surface receptors that bind the hypothalamic hormones regulating pituitary cell differentiation, proliferation, and hormone synthesis and release, including the pituitary-releasing and release-inhibiting hormones. The pituitary hormone-regulating hormones are also released by cells other than hypothalamic neurons, and their receptors also occur on non-pituitary cells, especially brain neurons, where their role is less well understood. Receptors for dopamine, which is a prolactin release-inhibiting hormone as well as a common neurotransmitter, are not included here.

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  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone
  • Pituitary Hormone Regulating Hormone Receptors
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone Regulating Hormone
  • Hypothalamic Release-Inhibiting Hormone Receptors
  • Hypothalamic Releasing Hormone Receptors
  • Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormone Receptors
  • Receptors, Hypothalamic Release-Inhibiting Hormones
  • Receptors, Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormone
  • Hypothalamic Release Inhibiting Hormone Receptors
  • Pituitary Hormone Releasing Hormone Receptors
  • Receptors, Hypothalamic Release Inhibiting Hormones
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormone Releasing Hormone

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, physiology, radiation effects, therapeutic use, ultrastructure.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone Receptors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018017. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018017
  2. Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone Receptors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77176751