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