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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chadwick, Derek
• Marsh, Joan
• Ackrill, Kate

Titel

Corticotropin-releasing factor [electronic resource]

Link zum Volltext

• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Symposium on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 10-12 March 1992.
• "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR; Contents; Introduction; The functional neuroanatomy of corticotropin-releasing factor; Second messenger regulation of mRNA for corticotropin- releasing factor; Central and feedback regulation of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing factor secretion; Characterization and regulation of corticotropin-releasing factor receptors in the central nervous, endocrine and immune systems; Corticotropin-releasing factor and its binding protein In human plasma; The regulation of hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing factor release: in vitro studies
• Intrahypothalamic neuroendocrine actions of corticotropin-releasing factorExpression of corticotropin-releasing factor mRNA in response to stress; General discussion : A consideration of methodology; Mechanisms mediating the effects of cytokines on neuroendocrine functions in the rat; Infection as a stressor: a cytokine-mediated activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis?; Central actions of corticotropin-releasing factor on autonomic nervous activity and cardiovascular function; Peripheral anti-inflammatory actions of corticotropin-releasing factor
• The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in behavioural responses to stressThe role of corticotropin-releasing factor in the pathophysiology of affective and anxiety disorders: laboratory and clinical studies; The role of corticotropin-releasing factor in the investigation of endocrine diseases; Final general discussion : Functional anatomy; Regulation of CRF; Immune aspects; Clinical aspects; Future directions; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Working on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in a variety of systems, experts present a coherent depiction of this peptide's role in the control and coordination of the response to stress-inducing situations.
• English