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hypothalamic releasing factor

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hypothalamic releasing factor

noun
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 [syn: releasing hormone
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Main Entry: hypothalamic releasing factor
Function: noun
: any hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland directly to secrete ahormone called also hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor
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