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n. - A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland

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  • 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.
  • One of the genes in the DNA region included in H1 and H2 is called corticotropin releasing hormone receptor type 1 (CRHR1).
  • The hormone, known as corticotropin-releasing factor, plays a role in the body's response to stress and is found in the brain.
  • Our anxiety is connected to hormones in the brain called corticotropin-releasing factors or CRFs, which regulate stress and appetite.
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