gonadotropin-releasing hormone

gonadotropin–re·leas·ing hormone

noun \-ri-ˈlēs-iŋ-\

Definition of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE

: a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone)—abbreviation GnRH; called also luteinizing hormone-releasing factor, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone