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The following 9 entries include the term releasing.
corticotropin-releasing factor
noun: a substance secreted by the median eminence of the hypothalamus that regulates the release of ACTH by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland —abbreviation CRF
corticotropin-releasing hormone
noungonadotropin-releasing hormone
noun: a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) —abbreviation GnRH
growth hormone-releasing hormone
noun: a neuropeptide released by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of growth hormone —abbreviation GHRH
hypothalamic releasing factor
noun: any hormone that is secreted by the hypothalamus and stimulates the pituitary gland directly to secrete a hormone
luteinizing hormone-releasing factor
nounluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
nounreleasing factor
nounthyrotropin-releasing hormone
noun: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland —abbreviation TRH
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