Abstract
Recently, a 41-residue corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) has been characterized from the hypothalamus. In the present study, it was found that this stress-related peptide suppressed feeding induced by a variety of substances including muscimol, norepinephrine, dynorphin and insulin. These data suggest that the corticotropin-releasing factor may represent an important agent in stress-induced anorexia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 337-339 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Neuropharmacology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 PART 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1983 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements--We thank Joann Tallman for secretarial assistance. These studies were supported by research funds from the VA Medical Center.
Keywords
- CRF
- anorexia
- dynorphin
- feeding
- insulin
- muscimol
- norepinephrine
- stress