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releasing hormone
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | releasing hormone - a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary glandreleasing factor, RFfactor - anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome"GHRF, growth hormone-releasing factor - a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body | | 2. | releasing hormone - 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 hormonehypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, RHendocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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EncyclopediaSeeReleasing Factorreleasing hormone
re·leas·ing fac·tors (RF), 1. any substance, usually of hypothalamic origin, capable of accelerating the rate of secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland; 2. factors required in the termination phase of either RNA biosynthesis or protein biosynthesis. Synonym(s): termination factor3. colloquial shortened form for the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic agents, whose generic names end with the suffix statin. Synonym(s): statins Synonym(s): liberins, releasing hormonere·leas·ing fac·tors (rĕ-lēs'ing fak'tŏrz) 1. Substances, usually of hypothalamic origin, capable of accelerating the rate of secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland. 2. Factors required in the termination phase of either RNA biosynthesis or protein biosynthesis.
Synonym(s): liberins, releasing hormone. releasing hormone Abbreviation: RH
Any of a group of substances secreted by the hypothalamus that control or inhibit the release of various hormones. They include thyrotropin-releasing hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, dopamine, growth hormone-releasing hormone, corticotropin-releasing hormone, and somatostatin. Dopamine and somatostatin act to inhibit release of the hormones they act upon. See also: hormoneFinancialSeeRHreleasing hormone
Related to releasing hormone: inhibiting hormone, Luteinizing hormone releasing hormoneSynonyms for releasing hormonenoun a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary glandSynonymsRelated Words- factor
- GHRF
- growth hormone-releasing factor
noun 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 hormonesSynonyms- hypothalamic releasing factor
- hypothalamic releasing hormone
- releasing factor
- RH
Related Words- endocrine
- hormone
- internal secretion
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