Description
Luteinizinghormone-releasinghormone(LHRHorGonadotropin-releasinghormone[GnRH])isanendogenouspeptidehormonethatbindstheGnRHreceptor,stimulatingsecretionofreproductivehormones(suchasluteinizinghormone[LH]andfollicle-stimulatinghormone[FSH])fromthepituitarygland.AnalogsofGnRHareclinicallyusedtotreathormone-dependentdiseasessuchasprostateandbreastcancer,hyperplasia,andendometriosis.
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