Definitions

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  • noun adrenocorticotropic hormone

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[cortico– + –trop(ic) + –in.]

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Examples

  • Wylie Vale, Ph.D. and colleagues have already established the role of the hormone called corticotropin-releasing factor (or CRF) in regulating the stress response in people.

    foodconsumer.org 2010

  • Wylie Vale, Ph.D. and colleagues have already established the role of the hormone called corticotropin-releasing factor (or CRF) in regulating the stress response in people.

    foodconsumer.org 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • Eventually, the withdrawal of the high-sugar chow triggered the release of a molecule known as corticotropin-releasing factor, or CRF, which causes anxious and depressive feelings and has been linked to relapses in drug addicts.

    Forbes.com: News 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In a study published earlier this year in The Journal of Neuroscience, Baram and colleagues identified how sensory stimuli from maternal care can modify genes that control a key messenger of stress called corticotropin-releasing hormone.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

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