Term Information

Accession
GO:0008437
Name
thyrotropin-releasing hormone activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
TRH activity, thyrotropin releasing hormone activity
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The action characteristic of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a hormone released by the mammalian hypothalamus into the hypophyseal-portal circulation in response to neural and/or chemical stimuli. Upon receptor binding, TRH increases the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the anterior pituitary. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
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Subset
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thyrotropin-releasing hormone activity [is_a relation] is_a  hormone activity (GO:0005179)

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