gonadorelin hydrochloride
- gonadorelin hydrochloride
C
55H
75N
17O
13 xHCl; a gonadotropin-releasing
hormone obtained from sheep, pigs, or other animals and used to evaluate the
functional capacity of the gonadotrophs of the
anterior pituitary. [gonadotropin-releasing + -in]
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[USP] the dihydrochloride salt of gonadorelin, used in the evaluation of the functional capacity and response of the anterior pituitary gonadotrophs in hypogonadism; administered subcutaneously or intravenously.
Medical dictionary.
2011.
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