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adrenocorticotropin

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adrenocorticotropin /adre·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in/ (-kor″tĭ-ko-tro´pin) corticotropin.
ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·trop·in (-drn-kôrt-k-trpn, -trpn) or ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·troph·in (-trfn, -trfn)
n.
See ACTH.
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.
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adrenocorticotropin
[-trop′in]
the adrenocorticotropic hormone secreted by the adenophyophysis that stimulates secretion of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal cortex.
adrenocorticotropin (drē´nōkôr´-tikōtrō´pin),
n See ACTH.
adrenocorticotropin
adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) or corticotropin.


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