thyrotropin-releasing hormone activity
The action characteristic of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), a hormone released by the mammalian hypothalamus into the hypophyseal-portal circulation in response to neural and/or chemical stimuli. Upon receptor binding, TRH increases the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the anterior pituitary.
GO:0005179
hormone activity
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TRH activity
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thyrotropin releasing hormone activity
exact