14714-GO
Gene ID:
gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone activity
Details:
The action characteristic of gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone (GnRH), any of a family of decapeptide amide hormones that are released by the hypothalamus in response to neural and/or chemical stimuli. In at least mammals, upon receptor binding, GnRH causes the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) by the anterior pituitary. [ISBN:0198506732, PMID:11026571, Wikipedia:Gonadotropin-releasing_hormone]
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