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gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(
GnRH
), also known as
follicle-stimulating hormone–releasing hormone
(
FSH-RH
),
luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone
(
LHRH
),
gonadoliberin
, and
luliberin
in its
endogenous
form and as
gonadorelin
(
INN
) in its
pharmaceutical
form, is a
releasing hormone
responsible for the release of
follicle-stimulating hormone
(FSH) and
luteinizing hormone
(LH) from the
anterior pituitary
. GnRH is a
tropic
peptide hormone
synthesized and released from
GnRH neurons
within the
hypothalamus
. The peptide belongs to
gonadotropin-releasing hormone family
. It constitutes the initial step in the
hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
.
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