A complete corticotropin releasing factor system localized in human fetal lung

Efterpi Chouridou, Maria Lambropoulou, Maria Koureta, Ioanna Balgouranidou, Evangelia Nena, Maria Simopoulou, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Alexandros Kortsaris, Ekaterini Chatzaki

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OBJECTIVE: The Corticotropin Releasing Factor (CRF) system (neuropeptides CRF, Ucn I, II, III and binding sites CRFR1, CRFR2, CRF-BP) is responsible for stress regulation and the homeostasis of an organism. Herein we study the CRF system in human normal and pathological fetal lungs …