CRF is the 'egg and chicken', whereas ACTH and corticosteroids are only 'chickens' in response to stress.
Gallagher
Joel P
JP
Orozco-Cabal
Luis
L
Liu
Jie
J
Shinnick-Gallagher
Patricia
P
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone