Urocortin II: a member of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neuropeptide family that is selectively bound by type 2 CRF receptors.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on February 27, 2001

Authors

T M Reyes1, K Lewis, M H Perrin, K S Kunitake, J Vaughan, C A Arias, J B Hogenesch, J Gulyas, J Rivier, W W Vale, P E Sawchenko

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1: Laboratory of Neuronal Structure and Function, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

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