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Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic
1. Adjective. Stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex.
Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic
1. Adjective. adrenocorticotropic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic
1. Stimulating growth of the adrenal cortex or secretion of its hormones. Synonym: adrenotropic, adrenotrophic. Origin: adrenal cortex + G. Trophe, nurture; trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenocorticotrophic
Literary usage of Adrenocorticotrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Measurements in vitro (10) with rat adrenals, in which prostaglandins and cyclic
AMP were found to duplicate the effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone ..."
2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Furthermore, there is no conclusive proof that any medicine can alter the plaques
However, some physicians believe that ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) ..."
3. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Endocrine Increased growth hormone Adrenocorticotrophic hormone/cortisol
Vasopressin Beta endorphins Inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis 1985). ..."
4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"They showed that activity of the enzyme was increased by the adrenocorticotrophic
hormone of the pituitary gland and also by the hormones of the adrenal ..."
5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"(351) reported that melanocyte-stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotrophic
hormone improved stimulus encoding but did not affect memory search in men or ..."
6. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"The peptide fragments belong to adrenocorticotrophic hormone. Once arrayed, these
peptides were examined through immunodetection. In a different study, ..."
7. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"Synthetic adrenocorticotrophic hormone was given and further samples were collected
at 0.25, 0.5, one, two and 2.5 hours later. ..."
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