RT Book, Section
A1 Hupfeld, Christopher J.
A1 Iñiguez-Lluhí, Jorge A.
A2 Brunton, Laurence L.
A2 Knollmann, Björn C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193237193
T1 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Adrenal Steroids, and the Adrenal Cortex
T2 Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 14th Edition
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258079
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193237193
RD 2024/04/18
AB Corticotropin,  also  known  as  adrenocorticotropic  hormone  (ACTH),  is  secreted  by  specialized  cells  in  the  anterior  pituitary  gland  known  as  the  corticotrophs.  They  constitute  about  20%  of  the  anterior  pituitary  cells.  Besides  ACTH,  corticotrophs  also  release  melanocyte-stimulating  hormone  (MSH)  and  lipotropin.  While  synthetic  derivatives  of  ACTH  are  used  commonly  in  the  diagnostic  assessment  of  adrenal  cortex  function,  synthetic  corticosteroids,  rather  than  ACTH,  are  used  therapeutically.