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Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF, also known as corticotropoin-releasing hormone) is a peptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus in response to stress. It looks like a wound-up cylinder, as shown in the CRF image featuring this article. CRF is best known for its role in regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, which is

ACTH, also known as adrenocorticotropic hormone, is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal gland to produce cortisol, a steroid hormone. It does so by binding to the ACTH receptor on the surface of adrenal cells, which then initiates the production of cortisol through a cascade