Background: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a 41-amino acid peptide derived from a 191-amino acid preprohormone. CRH is secreted by the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus in response to stress. Marked reduction in CRH has been observed in association with Alzheimer disease and autosomal recessive hypothalamic corticotropin dificiency has multiple and potentially fatal metabolic consequences including hypoglycemia and hepatitis. In addition to production in the hypothalamus, CRH is also synthesized in peripheral tissues, such as T lymphocytes and is highly expressed in the placenta. In the placenta CRH is a marker that determines the length of gestation and the timing of parturition and delivery. A rapid increase in circulating levels of CRH occurs at the onset of parturition, suggesting that, in addition to its metabolic functions, CRH may act as a trigger for parturition.
Description: Rabbit polyclonal to CRF
Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from CRF
Specificity: ·Reacts with Human, Mouse and Rat.
·Isotype: IgG
Application: ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 21 kDa;
·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/100-500;
·Immunocytochemistry: 1/200;
·ELISA: 1/1000;
·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.
