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English noun: hypothalamic releasing hormone

1. hypothalamic releasing hormone (body) 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


Synonymshypothalamic releasing factor, releasing factor, releasing hormone, RH


Broader (hypernym)endocrine, hormone, internal secretion









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