HyperDic: corticotrophin

English > 1 sense of the word corticotrophin:
NOUNbodycorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropina hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
English > corticotrophin: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Synonymsadrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin
Broaderhormone, endocrine, internal secretionThe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
SpanishACTH, corticotropina, hormona adrenocorticotrópica
CatalanACTH, corticotropina, hormona adrenocorticotròpica

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