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hypothalamic releasing factor

hy·pot·ha·lamicreleasingfactor

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noun

1.

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

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