NOUN | body | hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, 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 |
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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, releasing factor, 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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