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releasing factor meaning and definition

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RELEASING FACTOR noun

Definition of releasing factor (noun)

  1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
  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 of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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