Adrenocorticotropic hormone (or corticotropin), a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
A hormone produced by the anterior part of the pituitary gland that stimulates hormone production in the adrenal cortex. A synthetic derivative of ACTH known as cosyntropin (Cortrosyn) is used for diagnostic testing of adrenal insufficiency, or Addison’s disease.
Normally produced by the pituitary gland, it stimulates hormone production by the cortex of the adrenal gland. Sometimes administered as a therapeutic agent due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
A hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary.
A pituitary hormone that regulates the secretion of hormones from the adrenal cortex; stimulates production and release of cortisol.
Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that is essential for the development of the cortex of the adrenal gland and for its secretion of corticosteroids (mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids). Stress, trauma, major surgery, fever, and other conditions stimulate ACTH secretion. Also called corticotropin.
A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates the release of hormones from the renal cortex.
A hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and controls the development and functioning of the adrenal cortex, including its secretion of glucocorticoids and androgens.