Description
UrotensinIisanendogenouspeptideligandandmemberofthecorticotropin-releasingfactor(CRF)family.UrotensinIcanbeusedasabioMarkerforheartfailureinclinicalsettings.UrotensinImodulatesstressresponsesinvivoandcanexhibitanxiogenicandanorexigenicactivities.
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