RELEASING HORMONE
(noun)
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Releasing Hormone.
Releasing Hormone - as a noun
A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
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Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
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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Example Sentences
"The releasing hormone triggers the pituitary gland to secrete specific hormones."
"The hypothalamus produces various releasing hormones."
"Dopamine acts as a releasing hormone for prolactin in the pituitary gland."
"Defects in the production of releasing hormones can cause hormonal disorders."
"Dopamine is a releasing hormone that is involved in various physiological processes."
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- releasements
- releaser
- releasers
- releases
- releasing
- Releasing Hormone
- releasor
- releasors
- relegable
- relegatable
- relegate
