Hypothalamic Releasing Factor (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The hypothalamic releasing factor for thyroid-stimulating hormone is produced in the hypothalamus and regulates the secretion of thyroid hormone from the thyroid gland.
- Hypothalamic releasing factors play a crucial role in maintaining the delicate balance of hormones in the body.
- Growth hormone-releasing factor is a type of hypothalamic releasing factor that stimulates the release of growth hormone from the anterior pituitary gland.
- Dysregulation of hypothalamic releasing factors has been implicated in a number of endocrine disorders, including hypothyroidism and acromegaly.
- The hypothalamic releasing factor for adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulates the release of cortisol from the adrenal gland in response to stress.