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Definition of Hypothalamic releasing hormone
1. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Hypothalamic Releasing Factor, Releasing Factor, Releasing Hormone, Rh
Generic synonyms: Endocrine, Hormone, Internal Secretion
Generic synonyms: Endocrine, Hormone, Internal Secretion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypothalamic Releasing Hormone
Literary usage of Hypothalamic releasing hormone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the (1903)
"... hypothalamic releasing hormone relationship with pituitary hormone secretion
and cAMP levels and influence of feedback hormones on (rat), 158, ..."