Synonyms of hypothalamic releasing factor

Noun

1. releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor, hormone, endocrine, internal secretion

usage: 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