The corticotropin releasing factor system in the liver: expression, actions and possible implications in hepatic physiology and pathology

Konstantinos A. Paschos, Efterpi Chouridou, Maria Koureta, Maria Lambropoulou, George Kolios, Ekaterini Chatzaki

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The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) system plays a crucial regulatory role in the adaptation to exogenous and endogenous stress stimuli, as well as homeostasis. Apart from the central nervous system (CNS), the members of this neuropeptide family extend their actions in the periphery …