Urocortins
"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D054832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D06.472.699.857 D12.644.400.837 D12.644.548.887
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