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ChEBI

corticotropin-releasing hormone

Term ID
CHEBI:65311
Synonyms
  • corticotropin-releasing factor
  • CRH
Definition
A family of peptide hormones derived from a 191-membered prehormone, secreted by the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus in response to stress. The first full sequence was discovered in sheep, those in rats and humans differ from the ovine sequence by 7 amino acids.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from corticotropin-releasing hormone
Phenotype where environments contain corticotropin-releasing hormone
Phenotype modified by environments containing corticotropin-releasing hormone
Human Disease Model
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