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adrenocorticotropic hormone
/ ə-ŧ′nō-ô′tĭ-ō-ٰŏ′ĭ,-ٰō′ĭ /
- A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and other steroid hormones.
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Normally a dip in cortisol would trigger the brain to tell the pituitary gland to increase its output of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
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In the 1950s, the most commonly used acronym was ACTH, which stands for adrenocorticotropic hormone, a molecule produced in the brain.
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In the 1950s, the most commonly used acronym was ACTH, which stands for adrenocorticotropic hormone, a molecule produced by a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain.
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As a result, my body was no longer making any hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH.
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That substance was adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, which is made by the pituitary gland.
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