adrenocorticotropic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of adrenocorticotropic
Example Sentences
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Normally a dip in cortisol would trigger the brain to tell the pituitary gland to increase its output of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Hormones like gastrin, secretin, adrenocorticotropic are released from the pituitary to regulate which digestive secretions are released.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
As a result, my body was no longer making any hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH.
From New York Times • May 21, 2016
The anterior pituitary produces six hormones: growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
That substance was adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, which is made by the pituitary gland.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2012
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