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fol|li|cle-stim|u|lat|ing hormone — «FOL uh kuhl STIHM yuh LAY tihng», a hormone which is secreted by the anterior part of the pituitary gland and stimulates the growth of the ovary during the menstrual cycle. Abbr: FSH (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
mel|a|no|cyte-stim|u|lat|ing hormone — «MEHL uh nuh syt STIHM yuh LAY tihng», a pituitary hormone that controls pigmentation; intermedin. Abbr: MSH (no periods) … Useful english dictionary
Hormone replacement therapy (male-to-female) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people … Wikipedia
gonadotropin-releasing hormone — gonadotropin re·leas·ing hormone ri lēs iŋ n a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone) abbr. GnRH called also… … Medical dictionary
luteinizinghormone-releasing hormone — luteinizing hor·mone re·leas·ing hormone (hôrʹmōn rĭ lē sĭng) n. Abbr. LHRH See gonadotropin releasing hormone. * * * … Universalium
Thyroid hormone receptor beta — Thyroid hormone receptor, beta (erythroblastic leukemia viral (v erb a) oncogene homolog 2, avian) PDB rendering based on 1bsx … Wikipedia
Thyroid hormone receptor alpha — Thyroid hormone receptor, alpha PDB rendering based on 1nav … Wikipedia
growth hormone releasing factor — growth′ hor mone releas′ing fac tor n. biochem. a substance produced in the hypothalamus that regulates the release of growth hormone … From formal English to slang
thyrotropin-releasing hormone — thyrotro′pin releas ing hor mone n. biochem. See TRH • Etymology: 1965–70 … From formal English to slang
gonadotropin-releasinghormone — go·nad·o·tro·pin re·leas·ing hormone (gō năd ə trōʹpĭn rĭ lēsʹĭng, trŏpʹĭn ) n. Abbr. GnRH A hormone produced by the hypothalamus that signals the anterior pituitary gland to begin secreting luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone.… … Universalium
