Medical Definition of Corticotropin-releasing hormone

1. 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. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corticotropin-releasing Hormone

corticothalamic fibres
corticothalamocerebellar
corticotrope
corticotropes
corticotroph
corticotrophic adenoma
corticotrophin
corticotrophin releasing factor
corticotrophins
corticotrophs
corticotropic
corticotropic hormone
corticotropin
corticotropin-like intermediate-lobe peptide
corticotropin-releasing factor
corticotropin-releasing hormone (current term)
corticotropins
corticous
corticoviridae
cortile
cortiles
cortili
cortina
cortinar
cortinars
cortinas
cortins
cortisol
cortisol acetate

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