Which part of the body produces the Growth Hormone Releasing Factor (GHRF) ?

Thyroid Gland

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Hypothalamus

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Pituitary Gland

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Pineal Gland

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The correct option is C Hypothalamus
Growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH), also known as somatocrinin or by several other names in its endogenous forms and as somatorelin (INN) in its pharmaceutical form, is a releasing hormone of growth hormone (GH). It is a 44-amino acid peptide hormone produced in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus.

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