hypothalamic releasing factor

Definitions of hypothalamic releasing factor
  1. noun
    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 hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone
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    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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