Definition of: ACTH

A hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and that stimulates the secretion of cortisone and other hormones by the cortex of the adrenal glands. [< a(dreno)c(ortico)t(ropic) h(ormone)]

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Definition of: ACTH

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