adrenocorticotropin

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

adrenocorticotropin
    n 1: a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that
         stimulates the adrenal cortex [syn: {adrenocorticotropic
         hormone}, {adrenocorticotrophic hormone}, {ACTH},
         {adrenocorticotropin}, {adrenocorticotrophin},
         {corticotropin}, {corticotrophin}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

adrenocorticotropin \adrenocorticotropin\ n.
   1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;
      it stimulates the adrenal cortex.

   Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic
        hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin,
        corticotrophin, ACTH
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

corticotrophin \corticotrophin\, corticotropin \corticotropin\n.
   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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