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releasing factor
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of
accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the
anterior pituitary gland [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RF}]
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 releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to
secrete a specific hormone [syn: {releasing hormone}, {RH},
{hypothalamic releasing hormone}, {hypothalamic releasing
factor}]