Assertion: hypothalamus | /r/CapableOf | control anterior pituitary gland
Facets:
value: via releasing factors
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: The hypothalamus controls the anterior pituitary gland via releasing factors and release-inhibiting factors; these are blood-borne substances[clarification needed] [author means via bloodstream and not by the lymphatic system nor air, nor any other modes of transport] released by hypothalamic neurons into blood vessels at the base of the brain, at the median eminence.