follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor

fol·lib·er·in

(fol-ib'ĕr-in)
A decapeptide of hypothalamic origin capable of accelerating pituitary secretion of follitropin.
Synonym(s): follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor, follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone.
[follicle-stimulating hormone + L. libero, to free, + -in]
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