HyperDic: hypothalamic_releasing_hormone

English > 1 sense of the expression hypothalamic releasing hormone:
NOUNbodyhypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing factorany 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
English > hypothalamic releasing hormone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymsreleasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing factor
Broaderhormone, endocrine, internal secretionThe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Spanishfactor liberador hipotalámico

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