A substance that causes another substance to be secreted from a tissue or gland.
Growth-hormone secretagogues (GHRH analogs like tesamorelin, GHRP-6, ipamorelin) stimulate the pituitary to release endogenous growth hormone, in contrast to exogenous recombinant HGH which bypasses the pituitary entirely.
Compounds where this term is relevant
- Tesamorelin · Synthetic GHRH analogue · stimulates pituitary GH release · daily subcutaneous
- GHRP-6 · Synthetic hexapeptide ghrelin-receptor agonist · GH release + appetite stimulation
- Ipamorelin · Selective ghrelin-receptor agonist (GHRP) · pulsatile GH release
- Hexarelin · Synthetic hexapeptide ghrelin-receptor agonist · GH-releasing + cardioactive
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