hypothalamic-releasing-hormone

Nouns

  • (n) 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 hypothalamic releasing factor, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH,

Synonyms

hypothalamic releasing factor releasing factor releasing hormone RH

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