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Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

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

Medical Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

1. A peptide hormone that is produced by the anterior pituitary gland. It stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoid hormones, which help cells synthesise glucose, catabolize proteins, mobilizefree fatty acids and inhibit inflammation in allergic responses. (10 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone

Literary usage of Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

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. 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). ..."

3. 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 ..."

4. 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 ..."

5. 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) ..."

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