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PROTIRELIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does protirelin mean? 

PROTIRELIN (noun)
  The noun PROTIRELIN has 1 sense:

1. hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitaryplay

  Familiarity information: PROTIRELIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROTIRELIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

protirelin; thyrotropin-releasing factor; thyrotropin-releasing hormone; TRF; TRH

Hypernyms ("protirelin" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)


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