Medical Dictionary
corticotropin–releasing factor
noun
Medical Definition of CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR
: a substance secreted by the median eminence of the hypothalamus that regulates the release of ACTH by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland—abbreviation CRF
Variants of CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR
corticotropin–releasing factor also corticotrophin–releasing factor
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