Corticotropin Releasing Factor Lysates

Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a 41-amino acid peptide derived from a 191-amino acid preprohormone. CRH issecreted by the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus in response to stress. Marked reduction in CRH hasbeen observed in association with Alzheimer disease and autosomal recessive hypothalamic corticotropin dificiency hasmultiple and potentially fatal metabolic consequences including hypoglycemia and hepatitis. In addition to productionin the hypothalamus, CRH is also ...