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hypothalamic releasing factor:

hypothalamic releasing factor [the ~] nom

  1. the hypothalamic releasing factor
    – 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 1
    the hypothalamic releasing factor; the hypothalamic releasing hormone; the releasing factor; the releasing hormone; the 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 1

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Related Definitions for "hypothalamic releasing factor":

  1. 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 hormone1

Related Synonyms for hypothalamic releasing factor