Definition of Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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


Medical Definition of Adrenocorticotropic hormone

1. The hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis which governs the nutrition and growth of the adrenal cortex, stimulates it to functional activity, and also possesses extraadrenal adipokinetic activity; it is a polypeptide containing 39 amino acids, but exact structure varies from one species to another; sometimes prefixed by a to distinguish it from beta-corticotropin. The first thirteen amino acids at the N-terminal region are identical to alpha-melanotropin. Synonym: adrenocorticotropin, adrenotropic hormone, adrenotropin, corticotropic hormone, corticotropin. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adrenocortical adenoma
adrenocortical hormones
adrenocortical insufficiency
adrenocorticoid
adrenocorticomimetic
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic hormone (current term)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (current term)
adrenocorticotropic releasing factor
adrenocorticotropin
adrenocorticotropin
adrenodoxin
adrenogenic
adrenogenital syndrome
adrenogenous
adrenoleukodystrophy
adrenolytic
adrenomedullary hormones
adrenomegaly
adrenomimetic
adrenomimetic amine
adrenomyeloneuropathy

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