1. (noun) releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor
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: rhodium, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, rhesus factor, releasing factor, releasing hormone, atomic number 45
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