| slovo | definícia |
releasing factor
(encz) | releasing factor, n: |
releasing factor
(wn) | releasing factor
n 1: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of
accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the
anterior pituitary gland [syn: releasing factor,
releasing hormone, RF]
2: 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 [syn: releasing hormone, RH, {releasing
factor}, hypothalamic releasing hormone, {hypothalamic
releasing factor}] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
growth hormone-releasing factor
(encz) | growth hormone-releasing factor, n: |
hypothalamic releasing factor
(encz) | hypothalamic releasing factor, n: |
thyrotropin-releasing factor
(encz) | thyrotropin-releasing factor, n: |
growth hormone-releasing factor
(wn) | growth hormone-releasing factor
n 1: a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth
hormone by the anterior pituitary body [syn: {growth
hormone-releasing factor}, GHRF] |
hypothalamic releasing factor
(wn) | hypothalamic releasing factor
n 1: 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 [syn: releasing hormone, RH,
releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone,
hypothalamic releasing factor] |
thyrotropin-releasing factor
(wn) | thyrotropin-releasing factor
n 1: hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the
release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior
pituitary [syn: thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRH,
thyrotropin-releasing factor, TRF, protirelin] |
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