adrenocorticotrophin


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Related to adrenocorticotrophin: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, Corticotropin releasing hormone
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a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

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Plasma adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and cortisol are also key physiological markers when estimating the exercise capacity of racing horses (Marc et al.
Study on changes in racehorses' metabolites and exercise-related hormones before and after a race
Androgen regulation of adrenocorticotrophin and corticosterone secretion in the male following novelty and foot shock stress.
Influence of alcohol and gender on immune response
Differential androgen response to adrenocorticotrophin hormone stimulation and effect of opioid antagonist on insulin secretion in polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Influence of androstenedione on sedentary female rats
Glucocorticoids, stimulated by adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) that is secreted from the pituitary gland upon the initiation of stressful events, have diverse suppressive effects on the immune system.
Stress, Depression, and Psychoneuroimmunology
Low-dose (1 microgram) adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) stimulation as a screening test for impaired hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis function: sensitivity, specificity and accuracy in comparison with the high-dose (250 microgram) test.
Relationship between cortisol increment and basal cortisol: implications for the low-dose short adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test
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