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corticotropin
(redirected from Corticotropin-releasing factor)

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corticotropin (kôr'təkōtrōp`ən): see adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ədrē`nōkôr'təkōtrŏp`ĭk)
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corticotropin [‚kȯrd·ə‚kō′trō·pən]
(biochemistry)
A hormonal preparation having adrenocorticotropic activity, derived from the adenohypophysis of certain domesticated animals.


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The addictive pull of many drugs may depend at least partly on the mobilization of corticotropin-releasing factor by the amygdala and some related areas, they propose.
Dynamic training and circulating levels of corticotropin-releasing factor, beta-lipotropin, and beta-endorphin in rheumatoid arthritis.
The structure determination of: (i) dermorphin (the first example of a Vertebrate peptide with a D-aminoacid in its sequence)) (ii) sauvagine (an amphibian polypeptide analogue to the corticotropin-releasing factor (=CRF); the structure elucidation of sauvagine has anticipated that of CRH) represent two relevant scientific results.
 
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