Evolution and phylogeny of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family of peptides: Expansion and specialization in the vertebrates

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 54, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-56

  Lovejoy, David A ^a   de Lannoy, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthropoda; Chordata; Horizontal gene transfer; Metazoa; Peptides; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; PEPTIDE;

CHORDATA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTISTAN COMMUNITY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VERTEBRATE;

ARTHROPODA; CHORDATA; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METAZOA; PEPTIDES; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 84888437638     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2013.09.006     Document Type: Review

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