corticotropin

corticotropin
corticotrophin corticotrophin, corticotropin corticotropin . a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also {adrenocorticotropin} and abbreviated {ACTH}.

Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • corticotropin — [kôr΄ti kō΄trō′finkôr΄ti kō΄trō′pin] n. [ CORTICO + TROP(IC) + IN1] ACTH: also corticotrophin [kôr΄ti kō΄trō′fin] …   English World dictionary

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