"Urocortins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Neuropeptides of about 40 amino acids which are structurally similar to CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR. Unlike CRF acting primarily through type 1 CRF RECEPTORS, urocortins signal preferentially through type 2 CRF receptors. Urocortins have wide tissue distribution from fish to mammals, and diverse functions. In mammals, urocortins can suppress food intake, delays gastric emptying, and decreases heat-induced edema.
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D054832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.857 D12.644.400.837 D12.644.548.887
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Urocortins" by people in Profiles.
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Torres-Rever?n A, Rivera LL, Flores I, Appleyard CB. Environmental Manipulations as an Effective Alternative Treatment to Reduce Endometriosis Progression. Reprod Sci. 2018 09; 25(9):1336-1348.
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Yang LZ, Tovote P, Rayner M, Kocksk?mper J, Pieske B, Spiess J. Corticotropin-releasing factor receptors and urocortins, links between the brain and the heart. Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Apr 25; 632(1-3):1-6.
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Todorovic C, Radulovic J, Jahn O, Radulovic M, Sherrin T, Hippel C, Spiess J. Differential activation of CRF receptor subtypes removes stress-induced memory deficit and anxiety. Eur J Neurosci. 2007 Jun; 25(11):3385-97.
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Davidson SM, Townsend PA, Carroll C, Yurek-George A, Balasubramanyam K, Kundu TK, Stephanou A, Packham G, Ganesan A, Latchman DS. The transcriptional coactivator p300 plays a critical role in the hypertrophic and protective pathways induced by phenylephrine in cardiac cells but is specific to the hypertrophic effect of urocortin. Chembiochem. 2005 Jan; 6(1):162-70.