RELEASING FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does releasing factor mean? 

• RELEASING FACTOR (noun)
  The noun RELEASING FACTOR has 2 senses:

1. a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

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

  Familiarity information: RELEASING FACTOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RELEASING FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

releasing factor; releasing hormone; RF

Hypernyms ("releasing factor" is a kind of...):

factor (anything that contributes causally to a result)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "releasing factor"):

GHRF; growth hormone-releasing factor (a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body)

Sense 2

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hypothalamic releasing factor; hypothalamic releasing hormone; releasing factor; releasing hormone; RH

Hypernyms ("releasing factor" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

 Context examples 

This agent potentially suppresses vascularization and tumor cell growth through reduction of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) that appears to be via activation of corticotrophin-releasing factor receptor 2 (CRFR2), a G protein-coupled receptor.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 protein, plays a role in the mediation of hormone signaling.

(CRHR1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 (444 aa, ~51 kDa) is encoded by the human CRHR1 gene.

(Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Human corticotropin-releasing factor may help reduce symptoms caused by edema (swelling) of the brain.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Dictionary)

Different neurotransmitters were linked to aversion and preference within these neurocircuits – corticotropin releasing factor was involved in aversion, while cholecystokinin played a role in preference.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)

Also called human corticotropin-releasing factor.

(hCRF, NCI Dictionary)

The acetate salt form of coticorelin, a synthetic peptide of neurohormone corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), with potential antitumor and antiangiogenesis activities.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)