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CORTICOTROPIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

Synonyms:

ACTH; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; adrenocorticotrophin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; corticotrophin; corticotropin

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("corticotropin" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

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 Context examples: 

Also called adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticotropin.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Different neurotransmitters were linked to aversion and preference within these neurocircuits – corticotropin releasing factor was involved in aversion, while cholecystokinin played a role in preference.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)

Glucocorticoid Secretion Inhibition consists of interference with, or restraint of, activities involved in release into the bloodstream by the adrenal cortex of a class of steroid substances (glucocorticoids) that affect fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism (gluconeogenesis, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of blood sugar); inhibit corticotropin secretion; possess anti-inflammatory activity; and play a role in arterial blood pressure, connective tissue response to injury, reduction of circulating lymphocytes, and central nervous system function.

(Glucocorticoid Secretion Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called ACTH and corticotropin.

(Adrenocorticotropic hormone, NCI Dictionary)

Glucocorticoid Secretion Induction consists of initiation of activities involved in release into the bloodstream by the adrenal cortex of a class of steroid substances (glucocorticoids) that affect fat, protein, and carbohydrate metabolism (gluconeogenesis, liver glycogen deposition, elevation of blood sugar); inhibit corticotropin secretion; possess anti-inflammatory activity; and play a role in arterial blood pressure, connective tissue response to injury, reduction of circulating lymphocytes, and central nervous system function.

(Glucocorticoid Secretion Process, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticotropin acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.

(Corticotropin, NCI Dictionary)