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Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors Definition & Meaning
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors?

Cell surface proteins that bind corticotropin-releasing hormone with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The corticotropin releasing-hormone receptors on anterior pituitary cells mediate the stimulation of corticotropin release by hypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor. The physiological consequence of activating corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors on central neurons is not well understood.

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