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Discovery and receptor characterisation· 1995

Urocortin, a mammalian neuropeptide related to fish urotensin I and to corticotropin-releasing factor

Vaughan J|Donaldson C|Bittencourt J|Perrin MH|Lewis K|Sutton S|Chan R|Turnbull AV|Lovejoy D|Rivier C|Rivier J|Sawchenko PE|Vale W

Nature

PubMed
7477349
Evidence level
preclinical
Verification
verified

Summary

The study identified and characterised urocortin as a mammalian member of the corticotropin-releasing factor peptide family.

Limitations

Discovery and preclinical characterisation|No therapeutic outcomes

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