Sermorelin

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Sermorelin is a growth hormone releasing hormone analogue. It is used as a test for growth hormone secretion.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Pharmacology (Rang, Dale, Ritter & Moore, ISBN 0443071454, 5:th ed., Churchill Livingstone 2003).

v • d • e Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues (H01) Anterior pituitary Adrenocorticotropic hormone (Corticotropin, Tetracosactide) - Thyrotropin - Somatropin/agonists (Somatrem, Mecasermin, Sermorelin) - other (Pegvisomant) Posterior pituitary Vasopressin (Desmopressin, Lypressin, Terlipressin, Ornipressin, Argipressin) - Oxytocin (Demoxytocin, Carbetocin) Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormones (Gonadorelin, Nafarelin, Histrelin) - antigrowth hormone (Somatostatin, Octreotide, Lanreotide) - anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormones (Ganirelix, Cetrorelix)