inhibiting factors

inhibiting factors
factors elaborated by one structure (such as the hypothalamus) that inhibit release of hormones by other structures (such as the adenohypophysis). The term is applied to substances of unknown chemical structure; those of established chemical identity are called inhibiting hormones.

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