corticotrophin

n.

1.

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

Noun

1.

corticotrophin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex Synonyms: ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin

ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin, endocrine, hormone, internal secretion

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