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growth hormone-releasing factor

DEFINITIONS OF: growth hormone-releasing factor

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n a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body

Synonyms:
GHRF
Type of:
RF, releasing factor, releasing hormone
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
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