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Noun: hypothalamic releasing factor
  1. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
    - releasing factor, releasing hormone, RF, RH, hypothalamic releasing hormone

Derived forms: hypothalamic releasing factors

Type of: endocrine, factor, hormone, internal secretion