Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH)

The neurohormone corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), is released from cells in the hypothalamus in response to central nervous system inputs. CRH stimulates release from the pituitary gland of corticotropin, or adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn stimulates the synthesis of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids in adrenal cortex.

See also: Figure 23.8, Hormone Hierarchy of Action, Peptide Hormone Synthesis