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corticotropinenUK
cor·ti·co·tro·pin C0665300 (kôr′tĭ-kō-trō′pən) also cor·ti·co·tro·phin (-trō′fĭn)n. See ACTH.
[cortico- + -tropin.]ACTH a hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates the production of steroids in the cortex of the adrenal glands. Also called adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin. [1940–45; a(dreno)c(ortico)t(ropic)h(ormone)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  corticotropin - a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortexACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophinendocrine, 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 |
TranslationscorticotropinenUK
corticotropin (kôr'təkōtrōp`ən): see adrenocorticotropic hormoneadrenocorticotropic hormone
, polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. Its chief function is to stimulate the cortex of the adrenal gland to secrete adrenocortical steroids, chief among them cortisone.
..... Click the link for more information. .corticotropin[‚kȯrd·ə‚kō′trō·pən] (biochemistry) A hormonal preparation having adrenocorticotropic activity, derived from the adenohypophysis of certain domesticated animals. corticotropinenUK
corticotropin [kor″tĭ-ko-tro´pin] 1. a hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the cortex of the adrenal gland to secrete its hormones, including corticosterone. If production of corticotropin falls below normal, the adrenal cortex decreases in size, and production of the cortical hormones declines.2. a pharmaceutical preparation of animal-derived corticotropin, administered intravenously for diagnostic testing of adrenocortical function and subcutaneously or intramuscularly, in a slowly absorbed gel form (repository corticotropin), as an anticonvulsant for treating infantile spasms. Called also adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), adrenocorticotropin, and corticotrophin.a·dre·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic hor·mone (ACTH), the hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that governs the nutrition and growth of the adrenal cortex, stimulates it to functional activity, and shows extraadrenal adipokinetic activity; it is a polypeptide containing 39 amino acids, but exact structure varies from one species to another; sometimes prefixed by α to distinguish it from β-corticotropin. The first 13 amino acids at the N-terminal region are identical to α-melanotropin. Synonym(s): adrenocorticotropin, adrenotropic hormone, adrenotropin, corticotropic hormone, corticotropin (1) corticotropin (kôr′tĭ-kō-trō′pən) also corticotrophin (-trō′fĭn)n. See ACTH.corticotropin ACTH, see there. ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic hor·mone (ACTH) (ă-drē'nō-kōr'ti-kō-trō'pik hōr'mōn) The hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that governs the nutrition and growth of the cortex of the suprarenal gland and stimulates it to functional activity; also possesses extraadrenal adipokinetic activity.
Synonym(s): adrenotropin, corticotropin. adrenocorticotropic, adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) or corticotropin a small, proteinaceous hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the PITUITARY. It controls the secretion of other hormones of the cortex of the ADRENAL GLAND.corticotropinenUK
Related to corticotropin: corticotropin releasing factorSynonyms for corticotropinnoun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortexSynonyms- ACTH
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone
- adrenocorticotrophin
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
- adrenocorticotropin
- corticotrophin
Related Words- endocrine
- hormone
- internal secretion
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