gonadorelin hydrochloride

gonadorelin hydrochloride
C55H75N17O13 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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