growth hormone (gh)
121Releasing hormone — A releasing hormone or releasing factor is a hormone whose main purpose is to control the release of another hormone. The main releasing hormones secreted by the hypothalamus are:*Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), *Corticotropin releasing… …
122bovinegrowth hormone — bovine growth hormone n. Abbr. BGH A naturally occurring hormone of cattle that regulates growth and milk production. It may also be produced by genetic engineering and administered to cows to increase milk production. Also called bovine… …
123humangrowth hormone — human growth hormone n. See growth hormone. * * * …
124Counterregulatory hormone — A counterregulatory hormone is a hormone that opposes the action of another. The action of insulin is counterregulated by glucagon, adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenaline (norepinephrine), cortisol, and growth hormone. These counterregulatory… …
125Non-tropic hormone — Non tropic hormones are hormones that directly stimulate target cells to induce effects. This differs from the tropic hormones, which act on another endocrine gland. Most endocrine glands, such as the gonads, pancreas, and adrenal glands, produce …
126releasing hormone — noun 1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland • Syn: ↑releasing factor, ↑RF • Hypernyms: ↑factor • Hyponyms: ↑growth hormone releasing factor, ↑ …
127Glucagon hormone family — Pfam box Symbol = Hormone 2 Name = width = caption = Glucagon (PDB3|1gcn) Pfam= PF00123 InterPro= IPR000532 SMART= Prosite = PDOC00233 SCOP = 1gcn TCDB = OPM family= OPM protein= 1gcn PDB=PDB3|1geaA:132 151 PDB3|1d0rA:98 125 PDB3|1jrjA:48… …
128Somatotropin-Inhibiting-Hormone — Somatostatin Größe 14 bzw. 28 AS Precursor (92 Aminosäuren) Bezeichner …
