What is "adrenocorticotropin"

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

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.

n. An adrenocorticotropic hormone that is a polypeptide secreted by the anterior pituitary

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