Prolactin-Releasing Hormone
"Prolactin-Releasing Hormone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A hypothalamic hormone that is synthesized as a precursor protein which is cleaved into two peptides. In addition to stimulating PROLACTIN release the peptides bind to specific G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS found at locations within the BRAIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D056690
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.327.967 D12.644.400.400.967 D12.644.548.365.967 D12.776.641.650.405.967
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| Concept/Terms |
Prolactin-Releasing Hormone- Prolactin-Releasing Hormone
- Prolactin Releasing Hormone
- Prolactin-Releasing Peptide
- Prolactin Releasing Peptide
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