releasing factor (Meaning)

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releasing factor (n)

a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

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

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releasing factor Sentence Examples

  1. Hypothalamic releasing factors play a crucial role in regulating hormone secretion from the pituitary gland.
  2. Gonadotropin-releasing factor triggers the release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
  3. Corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the anterior pituitary.
  4. Thyrotropin-releasing factor promotes the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary.
  5. Somatotropin-releasing factor regulates the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary.
  6. Prolactin-releasing factor enhances the secretion of prolactin from the anterior pituitary.
  7. Growth hormone-releasing factor, also known as somatoliberin, controls the release of growth hormone.
  8. Dopamine acts as a prolactin-releasing factor in certain species.
  9. Somatostatin, a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and pancreas, acts as a growth hormone-releasing factor-inhibiting hormone.
  10. Corticotropin-releasing factor is elevated during stress, stimulating the release of cortisol from the adrenal glands.

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a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland, any of several hormon

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Hypothalamic releasing factors play a crucial role in regulating hormone secretion from the pituitary gland.

Gonadotropin-releasing factor triggers the release of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.

Corticotropin-releasing factor stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the anterior pituitary.

Thyrotropin-releasing factor promotes the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary.