releasing factor
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1 releasing factor
A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
synoniemen: releasing hormone, RF.
2 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; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone.
synoniemen: hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, RH.
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