ACTH


Meaning of ACTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-(ˌ)sē-(ˌ)tē-ˈāch ]

noun

Etymology: a dreno c ortico t ropic h ormone

Date: 1944

: a protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex — called also adrenocorticotropic hormone

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