releasing hormone

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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
growth hormone-releasing factor
a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
releasing hormone

    Hyphenation

    re·leas·ing hor·mone

    Turkish pronunciation

    rilisîng hôrmōn

    Pronunciation

    /rēˈlēsəɴɢ ˈhôrˌmōn/ /riːˈliːsɪŋ ˈhɔːrˌmoʊn/
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