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Definition of the noun corticotropin
What does corticotropin mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: corticotropins
- a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
- lexical domain: Body Parts - nouns denoting body parts
- synonyms of corticotropin: ACTH / adrenocorticotrophic hormone / adrenocorticotrophin / adrenocorticotropic hormone / adrenocorticotropin / corticotrophin
- more generic terms: 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
Alternative definition of the noun corticotropin
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
corticotropin a.k.a. proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta-lipotropin/ alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta-endorphin) is a gene.
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Clinical Pharmacology (2007)
With STUDENTCONSULT Access by Peter N. Bennett, Morris J. Brown
Natural corticotropin is a 39-amino-acid polypeptide secreted by the anterior pituitary gland; it is obtained from animal pituitaries. The physiological activity resides in the first 24 amino acids (which are common to many species) and most ...
Medical Meanings (2003)
A Glossary of Word Origins by William S. Haubrich
Corticotropin is a hormone elaborated by the pituitary gland that is directed to (or turned toward) the adrenal cortex, where it stimulates hormonal activity. Similarly, a gonadotropin is directed to and has a stimulating effect on the gonads or ...
by Joseph Segen
μg/dL– normal, 624 μg/dL; corticotropin stimulation testlittle Increased after stimulation–normal, plasma cortisol ≥ 20 μg/dL • primary adrenal insufficiency Corticotropin stimulation testno Increased after stimulation–normal, plasma cortisol ...
by Stefan Offermanns
Corticotropin. Synonyms Adrenocorticotrope Hormone (ACTH) >• Gluco- mineralocorticoid Receptors...
Corticotropin. Releasing. Hormone. > Gluco- mineralocorticoid Receptors Co-stimulation Cough It is an essential step in the induction 394 ...
Black's Medical Dictionary (2009)
by Harvey Marcovitch
Corticotropin is the British Pharmacopoeia name forthe adrenocorticotrophic hormone of the PITUITARY GLAND, also known as ACTH. It is so-called because it stimulatesthe functions of the cortex of the suprarenal glands. This results, among ...
by John M. Lackie
It also inhibits corticotropin (ACTH) stimulated corticosterone production. corticosteroids Steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex. Formed in response to adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH). Regulate both carbohydrate metabolism and ...
by Donald Venes
SYN: corticotropin. adrenomedullary h. Any of several hormones (such as epinephrine and norepinephrine) produced by the adrenal medulla. androgenic h. Androgen. anterior pituitary h. Any of several hormones secreted by the anterior lobe ...
corticotropin. adrenomedullary h's, substances secreted by the adrenal medulla, including epinephrine and norepinephrine. androgenic h., androgen. anterior pituitary h's, those produced in the adenohypophysis (anterior pituitary), ...
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Scrabble value of C3O1R1T1I1C3O1T1R1O1P3I1N1
The value of this 13-letter word is 19 points, but it's not an accepted word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
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