releasing factor

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Noun: releasing factor

1. releasing factor [ Synonyms: releasing hormone, rf]
A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
2. releasing factor [ Synonyms: hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, rh]
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

Generic Words:

endocrine, factor, hormone, internal secretion

Specific Words:

ghrf, growth hormone-releasing factor

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