Stress and corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) promote necrotizing enterocolitis in a formula-fed neonatal rat model
R. L. Bell, G. S. Withers, F. A. Kuypers, W. Stehr, A. Bhargava
This study shows that stress and CRF increase NEC risk in formula-fed neonatal rats, while CRF antagonism reduces NEC incidence and severity.
bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2021Physiology