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adrenocorticotropin /adre·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in/ (-kor?ti-ko-tro´pin) corticotropin.
Adrenocorticotropin (corticotrophin) A hormone that acts on cells of the adrenal cortex, causing them to produce male sex hormones and hormones that control water and mineral balance in the body. Mentioned in: Pituitary Dwarfism adrenocorticotropin (  drē´nōkôr´-tikōtrō´pin),n See ACTH. adrenocorticotropin adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) or corticotropin. |
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Diisopropylfluero-phospahte
(DFP) reduces serum prolactin, thyrotropin, luteinizing hormone, and
growth hormone and increases adrenocorticotropin and eorticosterone in
rats: involvement of dopaminergic and somatostatinergic as well as
cholinergic pathways.
Training Responses of Plasma Beta-Endorphin, Adrenocorticotropin, and
Cortisol. Animal studies have
indicated possible prosexual effects of Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH),
a-melanocite stimulating hormone (a-MSH), and oxytocin, and adverse
effects of opioid peptides, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRF),
cholecystokinin, and neuropeptide Y. |
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