Evolution and physiology of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of neuropeptides in vertebrates

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-22

  Lovejoy, David A ^a   Balment, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal; CNS; Diuresis; Interrenal; Metabolism; Neuroendocrine; Osmoregulati on; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SAUVAGINE; UROCORTIN; UROTENSIN I;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; DIURESIS; EVOLUTION; FROGS AND TOADS; GROWTH; METAMORPHOSIS; METAZOON; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0032991756     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7298     Document Type: Review

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