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MeSH Heading: Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.327.740; D12.644.400.400.740; D12.644.548.365.740; D12.776.631.650.405.740
Unique ID: D010906
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010906
Annotation: general, prefer specifics
Scope Note: Peptides, natural or synthetic, that stimulate the release of PITUITARY HORMONES. They were first isolated from the extracts of the HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY STALK; and NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. In addition, some hypophysiotropic hormones control pituitary cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and hormone synthesis. Some can act on more than one pituitary hormone.
Entry Version: PHRH
Entry Term(s): Hormones, Pituitary Hormone Releasing; Hypophysiotropic Hormones; Hypothalamic Hypophysiotropic Hormone; Hypothalamic Releasing Factor; Hypothalamic Releasing Hormone; Hypothalamic Releasing Hormones
NLM Classification #: WK 515
Previous Indexing: Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/physiology (1966-1967)
See Also: Receptors, Pituitary Hormone-Regulating Hormone
Public MeSH Note: 91; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING HORMONES 1974-90; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING FACTORS 1968-73
Online Note: use PITUITARY HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONES to search PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING HORMONES 1974-90 & PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING FACTORS 1968-73
History Note: 91; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING HORMONES 1974-90; was PITUITARY HORMONE RELEASING FACTORS 1968-73
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/11/24

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
- Hormones [D06.472]
  - Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
    - Hypothalamic Hormones [D06.472.699.327]

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Peptides [D12.644]
  - Neuropeptides [D12.644.400]
    - Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.400.400]

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Peptides [D12.644]
  - Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
    - Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.644.548.365]

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins [D12.776.631]
    - Neuropeptides [D12.776.631.650]
      - Hypothalamic Hormones [D12.776.631.650.405]
        
        Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones [D12.776.631.650.405.700]
        
        Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones [D12.776.631.650.405.740]
        
        Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone [D12.776.631.650.405.740.140]
        
        Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone [D12.776.631.650.405.740.320]
        
        Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone [D12.776.631.650.405.740.860]
        
        Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone [D12.776.631.650.405.740.880]
        
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin [D12.776.631.650.405.935]
        
        Prolactin-Releasing Hormone [D12.776.631.650.405.967]

Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones Preferred

Concept UI: M0016916
Scope Note: Peptides, natural or synthetic, that stimulate the release of PITUITARY HORMONES. They were first isolated from the extracts of the HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PITUITARY STALK; and NEUROHYPOPHYSIS. In addition, some hypophysiotropic hormones control pituitary cell differentiation, cell proliferation, and hormone synthesis. Some can act on more than one pituitary hormone.
Terms: Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones Preferred Term
Term UI T032143
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1968); Hormones, Pituitary Hormone Releasing
Term UI T032141
Date03/30/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Hypophysiotropic Hormones
Term UI T665146
Date01/26/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2007)

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