Rat Urocortin 1 (UCN1) ELISA Kit

The Rat Urocortin 1 (UCN1) ELISA Kit from Assay Genie quantifies UCN1, a 40-amino acid neuropeptide of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) family, in rat serum, plasma, and tissue homogenates. Urocortin 1 signals through CRFR1 and CRFR2 receptors and is implicated in stress-axis regulation, cardiovascular function, appetite control, and inflammatory modulation.

Add 50 µL of sample per well, generate a standard curve across a detection range of 15.6 to 1000 pg/mL, and read absorbance at 450 nm. Unopened components should be refrigerated; avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles and protect the TMB substrate from light to preserve signal stability.

Typical applications include stress-axis research, cardiovascular physiology studies, metabolic disorder models, and investigation of UCN1 expression in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus, hypothalamus, adrenal gland, and myocardial tissue. For research use only.