CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR


Meaning of CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR in English

noun

or corticotropin-releasing hormone also corticotrophin-releasing factor

: a substance secreted by the median eminence of the hypothalamus that regulates the release of ACTH by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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