The CRF signal : uncovering an information molecule / Jay Schulkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulkin, Jay, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corticotropin releasing hormone.

Stress (Physiology).

Neuroendocrinology.

Stress (Psychology).

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone.

Stress, Physiological.

Stress, Psychological.

Neurosecretory Systems.

Medical Subjects:

Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone.

Stress, Physiological.

Stress, Psychological.

Neurosecretory Systems.

Neuroendocrinology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Corticotrophin-releasing factor signal

Cortico-releasing factor signal

Uncovering an information molecule

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Information molecules, such as Cortico-Releasing Factor (CRF), are ancient and widely distributed across diverse organs, playing various regulatory roles. CRF has been associated with a range of human conditions, including fear and anxiety, social contact, and most recently, addiction - in particular the euphoric feelings associated with alcohol consumption. Since its original discovery, research has unearthed that the role of this molecule is much broader than first thought. The scientific community now knows that CRF is a dynamic and diversely widespread peptide hormone that plays many roles and has many functions, in addition to its role as a releasing factor in the brain. This work explores the role of CRF, examining the relationship between location and function. It considers recurrent features that are linked to CRF - movement and change.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 24, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-251239-0

0-19-183550-1

0-19-251238-2