HYPOTHALAMIC RELEASING FACTOR

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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 releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

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	Synonyms:	hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH

	See Also:	hormone, internal secretion