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adrenocorticotropic hormone
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adrenocorticotropic hormone also adrenocorticotrophic hormone
n.
ACTH.
adrenocorticotropic hormone  (-drn-kôrt-k-trpk, -trpk)
A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and other steroid hormones.
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Noun1.adrenocorticotropic hormone - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortexadrenocorticotropic hormone - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin
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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25 mg of synthetic ACTH with samples collected 30 and 60 minutes after stimulation.
Safety and efficacy of two preparations of megestrol acetate in ... by Wanke, Christine; Gutierrez, Jodi; Kristensen, Allan; MacEarchern, Laureen / Journal of Applied Research
Forty eight chickens were exposed to two of four variables; injection of synthetic ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone), no injection of synthetic ACTH, a control diet, or a diet that contained an additional dose of ascorbic acid (AsA).
Biochemical and hormonal response to stress induced by synthetic acth ... by Huitt, Holly / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
The synthetic ACTH analog tetracosactide was added (11 nM) to stimulate ACTH-regulated enzyme activity in the slices.
Irreversible Binding and Adrenocorticolytic Activity of the DDT ... by Brandt, Ingvar / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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