ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenocorticotropic mean? 

• ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC (adjective)
  The adjective ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC has 1 sense:

1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex

  Familiarity information: ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex

Synonyms:

adrenocorticotrophic; adrenocorticotropic

Similar:

stimulative (capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)

 Context examples 

Also called adrenocorticotropic hormone and corticotropin.

(ACTH, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Also called ACTH and adrenocorticotropic hormone.

(Corticotropin, NCI Dictionary)

A hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus and regulates the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

(Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that involves the binding of any member of the group of pituitary hormones, including growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and prolactin, to their respective receptors.

(Pituitary Hormone Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine triflutate is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine Triflutate, NCI Thesaurus)

Corticorelin ovine is a potent stimulator of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones.

(Adrenocorticotropic hormone, NCI Dictionary)

The determination of the amount of adrenocorticotropic hormone present in a sample.

(Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, corticorelin stimulates adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion from the anterior pituitary gland.

(Corticorelin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes vasopressin V1b receptor protein, plays a role in adrenocorticotropic hormone regulation.

(AVPR1B wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)