Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the secretion of cortisone and other hormones by the adrenal cortex.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex.
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- initialism
adrenocorticotropic hormone
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The stress of the bad hip fracture and recovery may have catalyzed cancer onset, because provitamin D is converted to its active form, D3, by a hormone called ACTH that is responsive to biological stress.
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The hypothalamus signals the pituitary to produce a substance called ACTH, which stimulates the adrenal cortex to produce a set of hormones known as glucocorticoids: cortisone, cortisol and corticosterone.
Stress 2008
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A second group got that same standard regimen plus a year of Herceptin -- called ACTH.
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(Alpha Innotech Corporation, San Leandro, CA), and the total quantities of each marker protein were calculated multiplying the intensity for the 2.5 µg protein load (10 µg was used for TGN-46) by the total protein in each fraction, as shown in In order to determine the substrate specificity of the enzyme, two micrograms of several other substrates, namely ACTH, mouse POMC
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Akihiko Ozawa et al. 2009
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(Alpha Innotech Corporation, San Leandro, CA), and the total quantities of each marker protein were calculated multiplying the intensity for the 2.5 µg protein load (10 µg was used for TGN-46) by the total protein in each fraction, as shown in In order to determine the substrate specificity of the enzyme, two micrograms of several other substrates, namely ACTH, mouse POMC
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We had considered the possibility that the finding of a pituitary hormone, such as ACTH in the brain of the rat might be a consequence of the small dimensions of its brain.
Nobel Lecture Radioimmunoassay: A Probe For Fine Structure Of Biologic Systems 1977
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When you’re faced with a major stressor, the hypothalamus releases a hormone called CRH, which then causes your pituitary gland to release another hormone called ACTH into your bloodstream.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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When you’re faced with a major stressor, the hypothalamus releases a hormone called CRH, which then causes your pituitary gland to release another hormone called ACTH into your bloodstream.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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When you’re faced with a major stressor like a mugger, a looming deadline, or a chocolate shortage, the cone-shaped hypothalamus at the base of your brain releases CRH (corticotrophin-releasing hormone), which then does a hula dance on your pituitary gland, stimulating it to release another hormone called ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) into your bloodstream.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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When you’re faced with a major stressor like a mugger, a looming deadline, or a chocolate shortage, the cone-shaped hypothalamus at the base of your brain releases CRH (corticotrophin-releasing hormone), which then does a hula dance on your pituitary gland, stimulating it to release another hormone called ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) into your bloodstream.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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