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CAVEAT LECTOR
CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE (CRH) IN NORMAL AND PREGNANT UTERUS: PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
Zoumakis E, Makrigiannakis A, Margioris A, Stournaras C, Gravanis ADepartments of Pharmacology, Clinical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medical School, University of Crete, Iraklion 71110, Greece
Received 11/2/95; Accepted 12/14/95; On-line1/1/96
2. CRH IN PLASMA
Low concentrations of ir-CRH are detected in blood plasma obtained from the peripheral circulation and in the plasma of portal vessels supplying the anterior pituitary (12). It is also detectable in blood plasma of pregnant women, originating from placenta, undergoing a sharp increase during the third trimester of pregnancy and at parturition (13).