CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR


Meaning of CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR in English

Biochem.

a hormonelike factor, produced by the hypothalamus, that stimulates the increased release of corticotropin by the pituitary gland in response to stress. Abbr.: CRF

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