| Definition of 'adrenocorticotropic hormone' |
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1. (noun) adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
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| Definition of 'adrenocorticotropic hormone' |
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1. adrenocorticotropic hormone
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP).
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