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Keywords: Acth, Pituitary, Anterior, Adrenal, Adrenocorticotropin

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

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Another name for adrenocorticotropic hormone - a peptide hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary that stimulates secretion of glucocorticoids from the adrenal glands.

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See ACTH.

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a hormone made by the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal gland to make corticosteroid hormones.

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an anterior pituitary hormone which stimulates the adrenal glands

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