Usually means: Hormone that stimulates hormone secretion.
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Definitions from WordNet (releasing factor)

noun:  a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
noun:  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 releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone


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