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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

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HormonesNeuropeptidesPituitary HormonesPituitary Hormones, Anterior

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mice deficient for corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor-2 display anxiety-like behaviour and are hypersensitive to stress
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (Crh) is a critical coordinator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In response to… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Ghrelin strongly stimulates growth hormone release in humans.
Ghrelin is a recently identified endogenous ligand for the GH secretagogue receptor and is involved in a novel system for… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Abnormal adaptations to stress and impaired cardiovascular function in mice lacking corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor-2
The actions of corticotropin-releasing hormone (Crh), a mediator of endocrine and behavioural responses to stress, and the… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
What is stress, and how does it affect reproduction?
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Modulation of stress-induced ACTH release by corticotropin-releasing factor, catecholamines and vasopressin
The stress-induced release of ACTH is believed to involve the activation of several humoral and neural pathways, including… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Effects of synthetic ovine corticotropin-releasing factor, glucocorticoids, catecholamines, neurohypophysial peptides, and other substances on cultured corticotropic cells.
Synthetic ovine corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is a 41-residue peptide with high potency and intrinsic activity to… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Corticotropin releasing activity of the new CRF is potentiated several times by vasopressin
Initially the hypothalamic factor responsible for the release of corticotropin (CRF), was thought to be a simple peptide1–6. More… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
In vivo corticotropin-releasing factor-induced secretion of adrenocorticotropin, beta-endorphin, and corticosterone.
A 41-residue peptide purified as a corticotropin-releasing factor/beta-endorphin-releasing factor (CRF) in vitro was tested for… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Brain aging correlates: retardation by hormonal-pharmacological treatments.
Mid-aged rats were either adrenalectomized and chronically maintained, or left intact and treated daily for a 9- to 10-month… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Sex differences in adrenal cortical secretion in the rat.
Ether anesthesia administered as a standardized stress produced higher and more persistently elevated plasma corticosterone… 
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