releasing factor

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noun

1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
• Syn:
releasing hormone, RF
• Hypernyms:
factor
• Hyponyms:
growth hormone-releasing factor, GHRF
2. 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, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor
• Hypernyms:
hormone, endocrine, internal secretion