{"id":130625,"date":"2021-09-23T06:20:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T06:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=130625"},"modified":"2022-08-11T07:56:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T07:56:42","slug":"thyrotropin-releasing-hormone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/thyrotropin-releasing-hormone\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyrotropin-releasing hormone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as protirelin or thyrotropin releasing factor (TRF). TRH is a byproduct of the hypothalamus, which stimulates the pituitary gland to produce and release TSH (thyroid- stimulating hormone). TRH production in the hypothalamus is stimulated when blood levels of the thyroid hormone thyroxine are low.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A hormonelike substance from the hypothalamus (in the brain) that acts on the anterior pituitary gland to stimulate the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone. TRH is given by intravenous injection to test thyroid gland function and to estimate reserves of thyroid-stimulating hormone in the pituitary.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary to release thyrotropin.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as protirelin or thyrotropin releasing factor (TRF). TRH is a byproduct of the hypothalamus, which stimulates the pituitary gland to produce and release TSH (thyroid- stimulating hormone). TRH production in the hypothalamus is stimulated when blood levels of the thyroid hormone thyroxine are low. 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