releasing factor
releasing factor

releasing hormone


Definition: Meaning of, releasing hormone in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈliːsɪŋ ˈhɔːməʊn /

  • noun
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releasing hormone releasing hormones
  1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
    SYNONYM
    releasing factor, RF
    ANTONYM
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  2. 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
    SYNONYM
    RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor
    ANTONYM
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releasing hormone used in phrases

  • hypothalamic releasing hormone (noun)
    1. 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
  • thyrotropin-releasing hormone (noun)
    1. hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
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