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Corticorelin is a synthetic corticotropin-releasing factor analog used to diagnose causes of excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production.
Corticorelin is a synthetic corticotropin-releasing factor analog used to diagnose causes of excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) production.
Corticotropin-releasing factor is produced by neuroendocrine cells in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and is released from neurosecretory terminals of these neurons into the primary capillary plexus of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal portal system. The portal system carries the Corticotropin-releasing hormone(CRH) to the anterior lobe of the pituitary where it stimulates the secretion of corticotropin (ACTH) and other biologically active substances.
Investigated for use/treatment in brain cancer and neurologic disorders.
