TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pharmacology of the Adrenal Cortex A1 - Hilal-Dandan, Randa A1 - Brunton, Laurence L. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Goodman and Gilman's Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2e AB - The major physiological and pharmacological effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, corticotropin) result from its action to increase the circulating levels of adrenocortical steroids. Synthetic derivatives of ACTH are used principally in the diagnostic assessment of adrenocortical function. Because corticosteroids mimic the therapeutic effects of ACTH, synthetic steroids generally are used therapeutically instead of ACTH. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127552306 ER -