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4. What are “releasing hormones”? …”inhibiting hormones”? where do they come from and what is the primary target? Which hormones have releasing hormones and what do they have in common? (3-4 sentences)

Solution

Releasing hormones: These are hormones which regulate other hormones for their secretion from their respective glands. For example thyrotropin-releasing hormone which release thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Inhibiting hormones: These are basically those hormones which have function for inhibiting other hormones production. For example melanocyte Inhibiting hormone secret from hypothalamus and inhibits melanocyte-stimulating hormone.

These hormones are secreted from majorly hypothalamus but also secreted by adrenal cortex, myocytes and cerebral cortex.

Major releasing hormones:

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), growth hormone releasing hormone (GnRH),, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GHRH),: these are basically secreted by hypothalamus and help to release hormones from pituitary.