hypothalamic releasing hormone

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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
• Syn:
releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing factor
• Hypernyms:
hormone, endocrine, internal secretion