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The release of growth hormone from the pituitary gland is inhibited by the action of;
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Somatostatin (growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, GHIH) released by hypothalamic neurons travels via the hypophyseal portal system to the anterior pituitary and inhibits GH secretion.
(GHRH stimulates the synthesis of growth hormones and prolactin and oxytocin don't inhibit GH.)
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