Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.
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- noun An
adrenocorticotropic hormone that is apolypeptide secreted by theanterior pituitary
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- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Changes in the circulating hormone levels such as adrenocorticotropin (ACTH), prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) levels increase and luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and thyrotropin (TSH) levels may either decrease or remain unchanged, associated with a decreased activity of their target organ become apparent during the first hours or days after trauma, and may persist for the duration of the acute critical illness.
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Emotional tears contain significantly more types of proteins, high levels of manganese, and lots of hormones, including ACTH (adrenocorticotropin) and prolactin.
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These are thyrotropin, adrenocorticotropin, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone, which are tropic hormones, and their function is to control the activities of other endocrine glands.
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These are thyrotropin, adrenocorticotropin, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone, which are tropic hormones, and their function is to control the activities of other endocrine glands.
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These are thyrotropin, adrenocorticotropin, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone, which are tropic hormones, and their function is to control the activities of other endocrine glands.
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