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corticotropin-releasing hormone

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corticotropin-releasing hormone
n. Abbr. CRH
A hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropic hormone. Also called corticoliberin, corticotropin-releasing factor.
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One likely messenger is corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), ordinarily a stress hormone secreted by the brain but produced in pregnancy by the baby's placenta.
The amazing placenta: take a closer look at the organ your baby ... by Buckley, Sarah J. / Mothering
That finding suggests that the entire "fight-or-flight" stress-response system based on corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) dates back to a common ancestor of vertebrates and insects.
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The PVN of the hypothalamus has a large number of corticotropin-releasing hormone neuronal cell bodies and receives rich noradrenergic innervation from the brainstem, through the ventral noradrenergic bundle (Petrusz and Merchenthaler 1992).
Neuroendocrine effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate in rats by MohanKumar, Sheba M.J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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