“releasing”

The following 9 entries include the term releasing.

corticotropin-releasing factor

noun

: a substance secreted by the median eminence of the hypothalamus that regulates the release of ACTH by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland abbreviation CRF

corticotropin-releasing hormone

noun

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

noun

: a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) abbreviation GnRH

growth hormone-releasing hormone

noun

: a neuropeptide released by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of growth hormone abbreviation GHRH

hypothalamic releasing factor

noun

: any hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland directly to secrete a hormone

luteinizing hormone-releasing factor

noun

luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

noun

releasing factor

noun

thyrotropin-releasing hormone

noun

: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland abbreviation TRH


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