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hypothalamic releasing hormone

DEFINITIONS OF: hypothalamic releasing hormone

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n any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

Synonyms:
RH, hypothalamic releasing factor, releasing factor, releasing hormone
Type of:
endocrine, hormone, internal secretion
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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