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Is a: - Hormone
- Neuroreactive Substance or Biogenic Amine
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
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Definition: An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex and its production of corticosteroids. acth is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, acth can yield alpha-msh and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (clip). |
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Synonyms: - 1-39 ACTH
- ACTH
- ACTH (1-39)
- Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone
- Adrenocorticotropin
- Corticotrophin
- Corticotrophin (1-39)
- Corticotropin
- Corticotropin (1-39)
- Hormone, Adrenocorticotrophic
- Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic
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