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Sulphite

Sulphites are used as food additives. They exist in several forms, including sodium…

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Tartrazine

Tartrazine is an artificial food colouring (102). Tartrazine is commonly used to produce…

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), is a gonadotrophin. It stimulates the gonads in both females…

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Gonadotroph

A gonadotroph is a specific cell (basophilic cell) which secretes follicle-stimulating hormone or luteinising hormone from the…

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Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a hormone that is responsible for the stimulation of specific…

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Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone

Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone is a hormone that is released by the hypothalamus that controls…

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Somatotropin Release-Inhibitory Factor (SRIF)

Somatotropin Release-Inhibitory Factor (SRIF), otherwise known as somatostatin, inhibits the secretion of growth hormone from the…

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Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF)

Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF) is a hormone that is released from the hypothalamus in…

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Prolactin Release-Inhibiting Factor (PIF)

Prolactin Release-Inhibiting Factor (PIF) is a hormone released from the hypothalamus that inhibits the…

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