See Also: corticotropin-releasing hormone(medicine)
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)(health)
Corticotropin-releasing hormone(health)
corticotropin-releasing factor(medicine)
receptors, corticotropin-releasing hormone(medicine)
rumkin(2)(dictionary)
rumkin(1)(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
corticotropin(medicine)
Corticotropin(health)

corticotropin-releasing hormone (medicine) and rumkin(1) (iou)


corticotropin-releasing hormone (medicine)


corticotropin-releasing hormone
<endocrinology, physiology> A neuropeptide released by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary gland.

Chemical name: Corticotropin-releasing factor

Synonym: corticoliberin, corticotropin releasing factor.


rumkin(1) (iou)



rumkin noun1. arch. M17.
[from Dutch roemer RUMMER + unexpl. -KIN.]
A kind of drinking-vessel.