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  2. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone - Wikipedia

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    Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a releasing hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary. GnRH is a tropic peptide hormone synthesized and released from GnRH neurons within the hypothalamus .

  3. GnRH neuron - Wikipedia

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    The strongest activator of GnRH neurons is a hormone called kisspeptin. [16] GnRH neurons also integrate information from the body through hormones like neuropeptide Y [17] and adiponectin. [18] These hormones provide the GnRH neurons with information about the body's status to help determine whether reproduction should be prioritized or ...

  4. Gonadotropic cell - Wikipedia

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    GnRH is a hormone released by the hypothalamus, and it is responsible for signaling gonadotrophs to release gonadotropins FSH and LH. GnRH binds to gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors (GnRHR), which is a G-protein coupled receptor, and signals the oscillation of calcium that hyperpolarizes gonadotropic cell membranes. [6]

  5. Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis - Wikipedia

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    After ovulation, the corpus luteum produces progesterone, which inhibits GnRH secretion from the hypothalamus and gonadotropin release from the anterior pituitary, thus terminating the estrogen-LH positive feedback loop. If conception occurs, the placenta will take over the secretion of progesterone; therefore the mother cannot ovulate again.

  6. Kisspeptin - Wikipedia

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    Gonadotropin-releasing hormone is released from the hypothalamus to act on the anterior pituitary triggering the release of luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). These gonadotropic hormones lead to sexual maturation and gametogenesis. Disrupting GPR54 signaling can cause hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in rodents and ...

  7. Endocrine gland - Wikipedia

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    The hypothalamus regulates the hormonal output of the anterior pituitary and creates two hormones that it exports to the posterior pituitary for storage and later release. Four of the six anterior pituitary hormones are tropic hormones that regulate the function of other endocrine organs. Most anterior pituitary hormones exhibit a diurnal ...

  8. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone family - Wikipedia

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    The gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH) (gonadoliberin) [1] are a family of peptides that play a pivotal role in reproduction. The main function of GnRH is to act on the pituitary to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of luteinizing and follicle-stimulating hormones, but GnRH also acts on the brain, retina, sympathetic nervous system, gonads, and placenta in certain species.

  9. Pregnancy hormones - Wikipedia

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    Prolactin and insulin-like growth factor binding protein are two examples of the hormones and growth factors that relaxin can stimulate the secretion of. [21] Preprorelaxin is the collective term for the signal peptide , B chain, C peptide, and A chain found in the coding area of human relaxin genes. [ 22 ]