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adrenocorticotropic hormone
A polypeptide hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and other steroid hormones.
Example Sentences
Normally a dip in cortisol would trigger the brain to tell the pituitary gland to increase its output of adrenocorticotropic hormone.
In the 1950s, the most commonly used acronym was ACTH, which stands for adrenocorticotropic hormone, a molecule produced in the brain.
In the 1950s, the most commonly used acronym was ACTH, which stands for adrenocorticotropic hormone, a molecule produced by a pea-sized gland at the base of the brain.
As a result, my body was no longer making any hormones, including adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH.
That substance was adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH, which is made by the pituitary gland.
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