- corticotropin
- also corticotrophin noun Date: 1946 ACTH; also a preparation of ACTH that is used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and rheumatic fever
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
corticotropin
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Corticotropin — ⇒ adrenocorticotropes Hormon … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
corticotropin — [kôr΄ti kō΄trō′finkôr΄ti kō΄trō′pin] n. [ CORTICO + TROP(IC) + IN1] ACTH: also corticotrophin [kôr΄ti kō΄trō′fin] … English World dictionary
Corticotropin — Produkte von POMC Adrenocorticotropin, auch Adrenocorticotropes Hormon (ACTH), ist ein Peptidhormon. Es wird unter Einfluss des Corticotropin releasing Hormons (CRH) in den basophilen Zellen des Hypophysenvorderlappens aus der Vorstufe des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
corticotropin — corticotrophin corticotrophin, corticotropin corticotropin . a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex; called also {adrenocorticotropin} and abbreviated {ACTH}. Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corticotropin — Cor|ti|co|tro|pin [↑ Cort u. ↑ tropin], das; s, e; GS: Kortikotropin; Syn.: adrenocorticotropes Hormon (ACTH), (von der WHO bevorzugt:) Corticotrophin: ein vom Hypophysenvorderlappen nach Anregung durch das Corticotropin Releasing Hormon (↑… … Universal-Lexikon
corticotropin — A hormone made in the pituitary gland. Corticotropin acts on the outer part of the adrenal gland to control its release of corticosteroid hormones. More corticotropin is made during times of stress. Also called adrenocorticotropic hormone and… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Corticotropin-releasing hormone — PDB rendering based on 1go9 … Wikipedia
Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1 — Rendering based on PDB 3EHS … Wikipedia
Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 2 — Identifiers Symbols CRHR2; CRF2; CRFR2 External IDs … Wikipedia
Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor — 1 Identifiers Symbol CRHR1 Alt. symbols CRHR Entrez 1394 … Wikipedia
Corticotropin-releasing factor family — Identifiers Symbol CRF Pfam PF00473 InterPro … Wikipedia
