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ACTH

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Meaning:

A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Synonyms:

ACTH; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotrophin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; corticotrophin; corticotropin

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ACTH" is a kind of...):

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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A hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus and regulates the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

(Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called ACTH and adrenocorticotropic hormone.

(Corticotropin, NCI Dictionary)

It may be due to a disorder of the adrenal cortex (Addison's disease or primary adrenal insufficiency) or to inadequate secretion of ACTH by the pituitary gland (secondary adrenal insufficiency).

(Adrenal Cortical Insufficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones, including epinephrine, glucagon, and ACTH.

(Adenosine Cyclic 3',5'-Phosphate, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Silent or hormonally non-functioning ACTH producing adenomas have also been described.

(ACTH-Producing Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, corticorelin stimulates adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine triflutate is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine Triflutate, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of syndromes caused by inherited defects in cortisol and/or aldosterone biosynthesis; ACTH elevation is caused by low levels of cortisol, whose production is impaired by absence or deficiency of one of the five enzymes necessary for its synthesis from cholesterol.

(Congenital Adrenal Gland Hyperplasia, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Also called ACTH and corticotropin.

(Adrenocorticotropic hormone, NCI Dictionary)