releasing factor

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noun Biochemistry.

a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.

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Origin of releasing factor

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby releasing factor

release date, released time, release print, releaser, release therapy, releasing factor, releasing mechanism, relegate, relegated, relegation, relent