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ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("adrenocorticotropic hormone" 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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 Context examples: 

More adrenocorticotropic hormone is made during times of stress.

(Adrenocorticotropic hormone, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of adrenocorticotropic hormone present in a sample.

(Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Measurement, 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)

Also called adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticotropin.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.

(Adrenocorticotropic hormone, NCI Dictionary)