hypothalamic releasing factor

Noun

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Rh releasing hormone releasing factor hypothalamic releasing hormone

Hypernyms

endocrine hormone internal secretion

Close letter words and terms

hypothalamectomy hypothalami hypothalamic hypothalamic releasing hormone hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis