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Corticotropin

Known as: Corticotrophin, corticotropins, ACTH (1-39) 
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which… 
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ACTH (1-38)ACTH (5-8)ACTH, 2-nitrophenylsulfenyl-ACTH, biotinyl-
ACTH inhibitorAdrenal Cortex DiseasesAdrenocorticotropic hormone measurementCongestive heart failure

Broader (4)

HormonesNeuropeptidesPituitary HormonesPituitary Hormones, Anterior

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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Expressing a human proinsulin cDNA in a mouse ACTH-secreting cell. Intracellular storage, proteolytic processing, and secretion on stimulation
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Adrenocorticotropin in rat brain: immunocytochemical localization in cells and axons.
By means of antiserum (purified by affinity chromatography) directed against adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) 11-24, cell bodies and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Existence of a common precursor to ACTH and endorphin in the anterior and intermediate lobes of the rat pituitary.
Extracts of rat anterior and intermediate-posterior pituitary were fractionated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Receptor-mediated uptake of low density lipoprotein and utilization of its cholesterol for steroid synthesis in cultured mouse adrenal cells.
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Biosynthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone in mouse pituitary tumor cells.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDY OF THE ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN-PRODUCING CELL WITH THE USE OF UNLABELED ANTIBODY AND THE SOLUBLE PEROXIDASE-ANTIPEROXIDASE COMPLEX
The technique involving use of unlabeled antibody and the peroxidase-antiperoxidase complex was used to identify the… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
An improved technique for the preparation of isolated rat adrenal cells: a sensitive, accurate and specfic method for the assay of ACTH.
Rat adrenal tissue is dispersed with a combination of tryptic digestion and mechanical agitation. Production of corticosterone by… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Long Term and Short Term Effects on Retention of a Conditioned Avoidance Response in Rats by Treatment with Long Acting Pitressin and α-MSH
ATTENTION has recently been focused on the effect of peptides on conditioned avoidance behaviour. It has been shown that… 
Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
Studies on ACTH action in perfused bovine adrenals: the site of action of ACTH in corticosteroidogenesis.
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
The need for the presence of calcium for the stimulation in vitro of rat adrenal glands by adrenocorticotrophic hormone.
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