releasing factor (Meaning)
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
- 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.
- Somatotropin-releasing factor regulates the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary.
- Prolactin-releasing factor enhances the secretion of prolactin from the anterior pituitary.
- Growth hormone-releasing factor, also known as somatoliberin, controls the release of growth hormone.
- Dopamine acts as a prolactin-releasing factor in certain species.
- Somatostatin, a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and pancreas, acts as a growth hormone-releasing factor-inhibiting hormone.
- 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.
