RF
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
• Hypernyms:
factor
• Hyponyms:
growth hormone-releasing factor, GHRF
2. a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem;
monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
• Syn:
reticular formation
• Hypernyms:
neural network, neural net
• Part Holonyms:
brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
• Part Meronyms:
reticular activating system, RAS
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