Term Name:	corticotropin-releasing hormone
Synonyms:	corticotropin-releasing factor, CRH
Definition:	A family of peptide hormones derived from a 191-membered prehormone, secreted by the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus in response to stress. The first full sequence was discovered in sheep, those in rats and humans differ from the ovine sequence by 7 amino acids.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:65311]  ( EBI )