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TRH

TRH

9.9
A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
  • noun
  • /tiː ɑːr eɪtʃ/
  • Specialized
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  • Researchers have discovered that TRH, a hormone produced by the hypothalamus, plays a crucial role in stimulating the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Examples

  • Researchers have come across a neurochemical called thyrotropin-releasing hormone, or TRH, that is said to have a calming, antidepressant effect on the user.

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  • The effects of TRH on hormone regulation were the focus of today's scientific presentation at the conference.

  • Doctors are studying how TRH influences the function of the thyroid gland and its overall impact on metabolism.

Synonyms

TRF
vsTRH
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3 9.9

A hormone from the brain that makes the pituitary gland release a hormone that controls the thyroid

is the same hormone but expressed in the longer written form
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
vsTRH
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8.0

A hormone made in the hypothalamus that tells the pituitary gland to release thyroid-stimulating hormone

is the same hormone but referred to by a short abbreviation
thyrotropin-releasing factor
vsTRH
  • Specialized
8.3

A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid

is the same hormone but uses a different naming word
protirelin
vsTRH
  • Specialized
9.9

A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid

is the same hormone but referred to by a different common name

Surface Forms

TRH singular
TRHs plural

Etymology

TRH is short for thyrotropin-releasing hormone, where thyrotropin is the name for the hormone that acts on the thyroid and releasing means 'making something come out'. So, TRH is the small signal from the hypothalamus, a part of the brain, that tells the pituitary gland to send out the hormone that controls the thyroid.