Corticotropin releasing hormone: A diagnostic marker for behavioral and reproductive disorders?

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 551-560

  Florio, Pasquale ^a   Zatelli, Maria Chiara ^b   Reis, Fernando M ^c   Degli Uberti, Ettore C ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; CRH; Diagnostic use; Pregnancy; Psychiatric disorders; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249774894     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/2081     Document Type: Article

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