| 释义 | 
		Noun: releasing factor- A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
  - releasing hormone, RF  - 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
  - releasing hormone, RH, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor 
 Derived forms: releasing factors Type of: endocrine, factor, hormone, internal secretion Encyclopedia: Releasing factor  |