Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
"Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A peptide of 44 amino acids in most species that stimulates the release and synthesis of GROWTH HORMONE. GHRF (or GRF) is synthesized by neurons in the ARCUATE NUCLEUS of the HYPOTHALAMUS. After being released into the pituitary portal circulation, GHRF stimulates GH release by the SOMATOTROPHS in the PITUITARY GLAND.
| Descriptor ID |
D013007
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.740.860 D12.644.400.400.740.860 D12.644.548.365.740.860 D12.776.641.650.405.740.860
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| Concept/Terms |
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone- Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
- Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
- GRF 1-44
- Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor
- Growth Hormone Releasing Factor
- Somatotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Somatotropin Releasing Hormone
- Somatocrinin
- Somatoliberin
- Somatotropin-Releasing Factor 44
- Somatotropin Releasing Factor 44
- GHRH 1-44
- Growth Hormone-Releasing Factor 44
- Growth Hormone Releasing Factor 44
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