Urocortins, three paralogs of the stress-related peptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
found in bony fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals, have unique phylogenies …

Addictive disorders are chronic, relapsing conditions that cause extensive disease burden.
Genetic factors partly account for susceptibility to addiction, but environmental factors such …

Leptin acts via its receptor (LepRb) on specific CNS neurons to signal the adequacy of long-
term energy stores, thereby permitting the expenditure of resources on energy-intensive …

Urocortin 3 (UCN3) is strongly expressed in specific nuclei of the rodent brain, at sites
distinct from those expressing urocortin 1 and urocortin 2, the other endogenous ligands of …

The posterodorsal medial amygdala (MePD) is a sex steroid-responsive area in the rat
brain. The dendritic spine density of Golgi-impregnated MePD neurons were studied in:(1) …

Abstract Urocortin 3 (UCN3) is a peptide hormone expressed in pancreatic islets of
Langerhans of both human alpha and human beta cells and solely in murine beta cells …

It is widely accepted that stress, anxiety, depression and alcohol abuse-related disorders are
in large part controlled by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptors. However, evidence …

The results of many studies support the influence of the corticotropin‐releasing factor (CRF)
system on ethanol (EtOH) consumption and EtOH‐induced neuroadaptations that are critical …

The rat posterodorsal medial amygdala (MePD) expresses receptors for gonadal hormones
and integrates sex steroid-sensitive subcortical networks. Male-female differences are found …

The urocortins (Ucns), endogenous peptides belonging to the corticotropin-releasing factor
(CRF) family, are increasingly recognized as having diverse and important multi-system …