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hormone activity +     
corticotropin-releasing hormone activity  
The action characteristic of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), any of a number of peptides released by the mammalian hypothalamus into the hypophyseal-portal circulation in response to neural and/or chemical stimuli. Upon receptor binding, CRH increases the rate of corticotropin secretion by the anterior pituitary.
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Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: adrenocorticotropin-releasing hormone
Xrefs: Wikipedia:Corticotropin-releasing_hormone
Definition Sources: ISBN:0198506732

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