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hypothalamic releasing factor ThesaurusNoun | 1.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 hormonehypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RHendocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
hypothalamic releasing factor
hypothalamic releasing factor[¦hī·pō·thə′lam·ik ri′lēs·iŋ ‚fak·tər] (neuroscience) Any of the hormones secreted by the hypothalamus which travel by way of nerve fibers to the anterior pituitary, where they cause selective release of specific pituitary hormones. hypothalamic releasing factor
Synonyms for hypothalamic releasing factornoun 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 hormonesSynonyms- hypothalamic releasing hormone
- releasing factor
- releasing hormone
- RH
Related Words- endocrine
- hormone
- internal secretion
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