Historical Examples. 1  There was room in it for a girl-partner at the oar, but no accommodation for passengers. 2  Every man and spar and oar on the vessel seemed burning in its light. 3  An oar has been made since I came in, wanting the shaped handle. 4  Greer went back to the stern, picked up an oar and began to scull.
1 Somatostatin inhibits growth hormone release in response to GHRH and to other stimulatory factors such as low blood glucose concentration. 2  Ghrelin is a peptide hormone secreted from the stomach. 3  Ghrelin binds to receptors on somatotrophs and potently stimulates secretion of growth hormone.
thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) thyrotropin. thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) a tripeptide hormone of the hypothalamus, which stimulates release of thyrotropin from the pituitary gland. In humans, it also acts as a prolactin releasing factor.