Ghrf (Noun)
Meaning
A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- Somatotrophs secrete growth hormone in response to stimulation by growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and inhibition by somatostatin (SST).
- The growth hormone axis is involved in normal growth and development as well as lactation and a variety of metabolic processes.
- Growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF) is released by the hypothalamus and stimulates the release of the growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland.
- Administration of growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF) to normal rats led to a rapid increase in serum GH.
- The factor stimulating the secretion of growth hormone was termed the growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF).