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CORTICOTROPHIN-RELEASING FACTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Blood
DEF

A hormone produced both by the hypothalamus and the placenta which is responsible for stimulation of adrenal function.

OBS

Rise in CRF levels during late pregnancy is thought to trigger the onset of parturition.

French

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  • Sang
CONT

La voie endocrine débute au niveau hypothalamique avec production de libérines. [Une des plus importantes], le CRF (corticotropic releasing factor, corticolibérine) induit la libération d'ACTH (hormone adénocorticotrope) de l'adénohypophyse qui va elle-même stimuler la production des glucocorticoïdes du cortex surrénalien (cortisol essentiellement chez de nombreux mammifères, corticostérone chez le rat et la souris).

Spanish

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