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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 hormoneadrenocorticotropic 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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Centre for Reviews and Expert commentary on the review Dissemination, (18) 2005 article by Quinn and Cramp, 2003 (a) ES = electrical stimulation, ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone.
Evidence in practice by Fish, Dale R. / Physical Therapy
Effects of arsenite on central monoamines and plasmatic levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in mice.
Renal and neurologic effects of cadmium, lead, mercury, and arsenic ... by Bernard, Alfred / Environmental Health Perspectives
Perceived threats--exams, other men and women, public speaking, air travel--stimulate the hypothalamus to produce corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), which stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
First self by Callahan, Gerald N. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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