Chemicals and Drugs

Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones

Peptides, natural or synthetic, that stimulate the release of PITUITARY HORMONES. They were first isolated from the extracts of the HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY STALK; and NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. In addition, some hypophysiotropic hormones control pituitary cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and hormone synthesis. Some can act on more than one pituitary hormone.

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Peptides, natural or synthetic, that stimulate the release of PITUITARY HORMONES. They were first isolated from the extracts of the HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY STALK; and NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. In addition, some hypophysiotropic hormones control pituitary cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and hormone synthesis. Some can act on more than one pituitary hormone.

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11 entry terms
  • Hormones, Pituitary Hormone Releasing
  • Hypophysiotropic Hormones
  • Hormones, Hypophysiotropic
  • Pituitary Hormone Releasing Hormones
  • Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic Hormone
  • Hypothalamic Releasing Factor
  • Hypothalamic Releasing Hormone
  • Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones
  • Hormone, Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic
  • Hypophysiotropic Hormone, Hypothalamic
  • Releasing Hormone, Hypothalamic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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general, prefer specifics

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History Note

91; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING HORMONES 1974-90; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING FACTORS 1968-73

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  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiology (1966-1967)

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  1. D06.472w.699w.327.740
  2. D12.644w.400w.400.740
  3. D12.644w.548w.365.740
  4. D12.776w.631w.650w.405.740

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010906. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010906
  2. Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77176652