《英文msh词典》CRF Receptor
[入口词] CRF Receptor
[主题词] Receptors,Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
[英文释义] Cell surface proteins that bind corticotropin-releasing hormone with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. The corticotropin releasing-hormone receptors on anterior pituitary cells mediate the stimulation of corticotropin release by hypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor. The physiological consequence of activating corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors on central neurons is not well understood.