| NOUN | substance | releasing hormone, releasing factor, 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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| body | releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, 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 factor, RF | |
| Narrower | growth hormone-releasing factor, GHRF | A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body |
| Broader | factor | Anything that contributes causally to a result |
| 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 | RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor | |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
| Spanish | factor liberador hipotalámico | |
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