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hormone vs releasing factor

releasing factor vs hormone

hormone and releasing factor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hormone Yes No No No
releasing factor Yes No No No
As nouns, releasing factor is a hyponym of hormone; that is, releasing factor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hormone:
  • hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
  • releasing factor: 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
hormone (noun) releasing factor (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect 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
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
Difference between hormone and releasing factor

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