Corticotropin-Releasing FactorDerek Chadwick, Joan Marsh, Kate Ackrill Working on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a variety of systems, experts present a coherent depiction of this peptide's role in the control and coordination of the response to stress-inducing situations. |
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W Vale Introduction | 1 |
J A Majzoub R Emanuel G Adler C Martinez B Robinson | 30 |
Plotsky K V Thrivikraman and M J Meaney Central | 59 |
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a-helical ACTH ACTH release ACTH response ACTH secretion activity administration adrenal adrenalectomy Aguilera animals antagonist basal behavioural Berkenbosch binding protein Brain Res cells central concentrations corticosterone corticotropin corticotropin-releasing factor corticotropin-releasing factor CRF corticotropin-releasing hormone cortisol CRF gene CRF mRNA CRF neurons CRF receptors CRF release CRF secretion CRF-binding protein Cushing's disease cytokines decrease dexamethasone doses Dunn effects of CRF endocrine Endocrinol Endocrinology endogenous Fink functioning glucocorticoid receptor GnRH Grossman Harbuz hippocampus HPA axis human CRF hypercortisolism hypophysial portal hypothalamic hypothalamic CRF immune immunoreactivity increase inhibition inhibitory injection interleukin Koob locus ceruleus Lowry magnocellular Majzoub median eminence mediated modulate Nemeroff neuroendocrine Neuroendocrinology neuropeptides opioid peptides ovine oxytocin paraventricular nucleus parvocellular pathways peripheral Petraglia physiological pituitary pituitary-adrenal pituitary-adrenal axis placental Plotsky portal blood pregnancy regulation releasing factor response to stress Rivier role Sawchenko Souza ẞ-endorphin steroid stimulation stress-induced stressors studies suggest Tilders Vale vasopressin vitro vivo