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corticotropin-releasing hormone  

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  • Hormones are the body's chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream to various tissues, working slowly over time to affect a variety of processes. Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) is a 41-amino acid peptide hormone that is made and released by the hypothalamus gland. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone]

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