Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic

1. Adjective. Stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex.

Exact synonyms: Adrenocorticotropic
Similar to: Stimulative

Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic

1. Adjective. adrenocorticotropic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Adrenocorticotrophic

1. Stimulating growth of the adrenal cortex or secretion of its hormones. Synonym: adrenotropic, adrenotrophic. Origin: adrenal cortex + G. Trophe, nurture; trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adrenocorticotrophic

adrenic acid
adreno-
adreno-cortical
adrenoceptive
adrenoceptor
adrenoceptors
adrenochrome
adrenochromes
adrenocortical
adrenocortical adenoma
adrenocortical hormone
adrenocortical hormones
adrenocortical insufficiency
adrenocorticomimetic
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic hormone
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic releasing factor
adrenocorticotropin
adrenodoxin
adrenogenic
adrenogenous
adrenoleukodystrophies
adrenoleukodystrophy
adrenolytic
adrenomedullary hormones

Literary usage of Adrenocorticotrophic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Measurements in vitro (10) with rat adrenals, in which prostaglandins and cyclic AMP were found to duplicate the effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Furthermore, there is no conclusive proof that any medicine can alter the plaques However, some physicians believe that ACTH (adrenocorticotrophic hormone) ..."

3. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Endocrine Increased growth hormone Adrenocorticotrophic hormone/cortisol Vasopressin Beta endorphins Inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis 1985). ..."

4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"They showed that activity of the enzyme was increased by the adrenocorticotrophic hormone of the pituitary gland and also by the hormones of the adrenal ..."

5. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"(351) reported that melanocyte-stimulating hormone and adrenocorticotrophic hormone improved stimulus encoding but did not affect memory search in men or ..."

6. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"The peptide fragments belong to adrenocorticotrophic hormone. Once arrayed, these peptides were examined through immunodetection. In a different study, ..."

7. The Dog: Bibliography January 1985-January 1994 by Cynthia P. Smith (1995)
"Synthetic adrenocorticotrophic hormone was given and further samples were collected at 0.25, 0.5, one, two and 2.5 hours later. ..."

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