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Definition of Growth hormone-releasing factor
1. Noun. A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body.
Medical Definition of Growth hormone-releasing factor
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Growth Hormone-releasing Factor
Literary usage of Growth hormone-releasing factor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"Compared with controls (31.6 kg/d), bST and growth hormone-releasing factor
increased milk yield to 34.2 and 37.0 kg/d, respectively. ..."
2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Ehlers, CL; Reed, TK; and Henriksen, SJ Effects of corticotropin-releasing factor
and growth hormone-releasing factor on sleep and activity in rats. ..."
3. Transgenic Animals: Bibliography January 1991-February 1994 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"growth hormone-releasing factor expression induced elevated plasma levels of
endogenous GH production. In addition, elevated levels of circulating ..."
4. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"Ehlers, CL; Reed, TK; and Henriksen, SJ Effects of corticotropin releasing factor
and growth hormone-releasing factor on sleep and activity in rats. ..."
5. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"The arcuate and ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus produce large amounts of
growth hormone releasing factor (GRF), which is secreted into the ..."
6. Action Plan for Women's Health Public Health Service by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... growth hormone plus estrogen, insulin-like growth factor, and such regimens
as growth hormone-releasing factor or dietary arginine/lysine for the ..."
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