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corticotropin
(redirected from Corticotropin-releasing factor)

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cor·ti·co·tro·pin  (kôrt-k-trpn) also cor·ti·co·tro·phin (-trfn)
n.
See ACTH.
[cortico- + -trop(ic) + -in.]
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Noun1.corticotropincorticotropin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin
endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect


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