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Somatotropin-Releasing Hormone

Known as: Growth Hormone Releasing Factor 44, Growth Hormone Releasing Factor, GRF 1-44 
This protein belongs to the glucagon family and is a preproprotein that is produced in the hypothalamus. The preproprotein is cleaved to form a 44 aa… 
National Institutes of Health

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AKL-0707CJC-1295Human Pancreatic Growth Hormone-Releasing FactorJI-38
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GHRH geneGHRH wt AlleleGrowth HormoneGrowth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog [EPC]
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HormonesHypothalamic HormonesNeuropeptides

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Review
2006
Review
2006
The role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in neuroendocrine responses to stress
Animals respond to stress by activating a wide array of behavioral and physiological responses that are collectively referred to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Actin Dynamics Control SRF Activity by Regulation of Its Coactivator MAL
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The role of the gastric afferent vagal nerve in ghrelin-induced feeding and growth hormone secretion in rats.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Visceral sensory information is transmitted to the brain through the afferent vagus nerve. Ghrelin, a peptide… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: preclinical and clinical studies
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The novel hypothalamic peptide ghrelin stimulates food intake and growth hormone secretion.
Ghrelin, a novel 28 amino acid peptide found in hypothalamus and stomach, was recently identified as the endogenous ligand for… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide and its receptors: from structure to functions.
Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a 38-amino acid peptide that was first isolated from ovine… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (CD26)-role in the inactivation of regulatory peptides
Review
1998
Review
1998
Pathophysiology of the neuroregulation of growth hormone secretion in experimental animals and the human.
During the last decade, the GH axis has become the compelling focus of remarkably active and broad-ranging basic and clinical… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Expression cloning of a human corticotropin-releasing-factor receptor.
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is the principal neuroregulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis and plays… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Characterization of a growth hormone-releasing factor from a human pancreatic islet tumour
The neuroregulation of growth hormone (GH) secretion is mediated in part by a stimulatory, GH-releasing factor (GRF) and an… 
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