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Meaning of word releasing hormone from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
releasing hormone noun
Meaning : A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
Synonyms : releasing factor, rf
Meaning : 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.
Synonyms : hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, rh
