TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Adrenal Steroids, and the Adrenal Cortex A1 - Schimmer, Bernard P. A1 - Funder, John W. A2 - Brunton, Laurence L. A2 - Hilal-Dandan, Randa A2 - Knollmann, Björn C. PY - 2017 T2 - Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13e AB - The major physiological and pharmacological effects of ACTH result from the increase in circulating levels of adrenocortical steroids that ACTH causes. 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=1162542342 ER -