ACTH
| Hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It controls the production of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal gland and is commonly produced as a response to stress. |
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Diisopropylfluero-phospahte
(DFP) reduces serum prolactin, thyrotropin, luteinizing hormone, and
growth hormone and increases adrenocorticotropin and eorticosterone in
rats: involvement of dopaminergic and somatostatinergic as well as
cholinergic pathways.
Training Responses of Plasma Beta-Endorphin, Adrenocorticotropin, and
Cortisol. Animal studies have
indicated possible prosexual effects of Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH),
a-melanocite stimulating hormone (a-MSH), and oxytocin, and adverse
effects of opioid peptides, corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRF),
cholecystokinin, and neuropeptide Y. |
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