Meaning of RELEASING FACTOR

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	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 [n]  a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
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	Synonyms:		hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing hormone, releasing hormone, RF, RH
	See Also:		factor, GHRF, growth hormone-releasing factor, hormone, internal secretion