rf

Noun
  1. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (synset 115047861)
    is a type of: factor - anything that contributes causally to a result
    subtypes: ghrf, growth hormone-releasing factor - a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
    same as: releasing factor, releasing hormone
  2. A radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized (synset 114677595)
    is a type of: chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
    same as: atomic number 104, element 104, rutherfordium, unnilquadium, unq
  3. 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 (synset 105509741)
    is a type of: neural net, neural network - any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body
    has: ras, reticular activating system - the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
    is a part of: brain stem, brain-stem, brainstem - the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
    same as: reticular formation

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