Is it really a matter of simple dualism? Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors in body and mental health
Physiological responses to stress coordinated by the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA-) axis are concerned with maintaining homeostasis in the presence of real or perceived challenges.Regulators of this axis are corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRF) and CRF related neuropeptides, including urocortins (Ucn) 1, 2 and 3.They mediate their actions b