pituitary hormone-releasing hormone; hypothalamic hormone

hormone secreted by the hypothalamus into the portal circulation facilitating the release of a specific hormone from the anterior pituitary.

Specific

corticotropin-releasing factor; corticoliberin; CRF; corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) gonadotropin-releasing hormone/factor; gonadoliberin; LH/FSH-releasing hormone (GnRH, LHRH) growth hormone-releasing hormone; somatotropin-releasing hormone,; somatocrinin; somatoliberin (GHRH) thyrotropin-releasing hormone; thyroliberin; protirelin (TRH)

General

hormone secreted peptide

Properties

COMPARTMENT: extracellular compartment