What Does The Corticotropin Releasing Factor Do?
What Does The Corticotropin Releasing Factor Do? Introduction. Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) is a hypothalamic hormone, which acts on the anterior pituitary to stimulate the secretion of corticotropin, thereby regulating the synthetic/secretory activity of the adrenal cortex Vale et al (1981). What is the function of the corticotropin releasing hormone? Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH; previously known