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adrenocorticotrophic hormone

Hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland; see ACTH.



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Now CRF in turn stimulates the anterior pituitary (a gland in the brain) to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone or ACTH.
corticotropin-releasing hormone [CRH]; adrenocorticotropic hormone [ACTH]), especially in sleeping persons during the vagotropic night/early morning phase.
Hyperpigmentationin Addison''s disease is due to increased output of pituitary hormones such as melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), both of which are capable of stimulating pigment production.
 
 
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