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| NOUN | 1 | releasing factor, 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 |
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| 2 | releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH, hypothalamic releasing hormone, 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 |
| Meaning | A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland. |
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| Synonyms | releasing hormone, RF |
| Broader | factor |
| Narrower | growth hormone-releasing factor, GHRF |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | releasing hormone, RH, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion |
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