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Releasing factor

noun

A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland. Synonyms: 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. Synonyms: hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, RH.

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