corticotrophin


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cor·ti·co·tro·pin

 (kôr′tĭ-kō-trō′pən) also cor·ti·co·tro·phin (-trō′fĭn)
n.
See ACTH.
[cortico- + -tropin.]
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corticotrophin

(ˌkɔːtɪkəʊˈtrəʊfɪn) or

corticotropin

n
(Biochemistry) another name for adrenocorticotrophic hormone See ACTH
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Noun1.corticotrophin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortexcorticotrophin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, 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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Under the terms of the agreement, Depomed will acquire from SlAaAaAeA n, t US distribution rights to cosyntropin depot, a synthetic corticotrophin.
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In patients without RA an increase in inflammatory cytokine levels, trigger a release of hypothalamic corticotrophin releasing hormone, followed by pituitary production of adrenocorticotrophic hormone, and glucocorticoid secretions by adrenal cortex.
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(2004) reported that reduction of lymphocyte during heat stress is due to the increase of inflammatory cytokines which stimulate the hypothalamic production of corticotrophin releasing hormone under heat stress.
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