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Corticotropin
Known as:
Corticotrophin
, corticotropins
, ACTH (1-39)
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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)
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ACTH, 2-nitrophenylsulfenyl-
ACTH, biotinyl-
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ACTH inhibitor
Adrenal Cortex Diseases
Adrenocorticotropic hormone measurement
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Hormones
Neuropeptides
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Limbic system mechanisms of stress regulation: Hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical axis
J. Herman
,
M. Ostrander
,
Nancy K. Mueller
,
H. Figueiredo
Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology and…
2005
Corpus ID: 207408045
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Mice deficient for corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor-2 display anxiety-like behaviour and are hypersensitive to stress
T. Bale
,
A. Contarino
,
+6 authors
Kuo-Fen Lee
Nature Genetics
2000
Corpus ID: 22584750
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (Crh) is a critical coordinator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. In response to…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The novel hypothalamic peptide ghrelin stimulates food intake and growth hormone secretion.
A. Wren
,
C. Small
,
+8 authors
S. Bloom
Endocrinology
2000
Corpus ID: 30616366
Ghrelin, a novel 28 amino acid peptide found in hypothalamus and stomach, was recently identified as the endogenous ligand for…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Impaired stress response and reduced anxiety in mice lacking a functional corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1
Peter Timpl
,
R. Spanagel
,
+7 authors
W. Wurst
Nature Genetics
1998
Corpus ID: 20336316
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a potent mediator of endocrine, autonomic, behavioural and immune responses to stress…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Severe early-onset obesity, adrenal insufficiency and red hair pigmentation caused by POMC mutations in humans
H. Krude
,
H. Biebermann
,
W. Luck
,
R. Horn
,
G. Brabant
,
A. Grüters
Nature Genetics
1998
Corpus ID: 13043518
Sequential cleavage of the precursor protein pre–pro–opiomelanocortin (POMC) generates the melanocortin peptides…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Petrosal sinus sampling with and without corticotropin-releasing hormone for the differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome.
E. Oldfield
,
J. Doppman
,
+5 authors
D. Loriaux
New England Journal of Medicine
1991
Corpus ID: 46364319
BACKGROUND Measurement of adrenocorticotropin levels in plasma from the inferior petrosal sinuses of patients with Cushing's…
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Corticotropin-releasing factor-producing neurons in the rat activated by interleukin-1.
F. Berkenbosch
,
J. V. van Oers
,
A. del Rey
,
F. Tilders
,
H. Besedovsky
Science
1987
Corpus ID: 206573760
Intraperitoneal administration of human recombinant interleukin-1 (IL-1) to rats can increase blood levels of corticosterone and…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Immunoregulatory feedback between interleukin-1 and glucocorticoid hormones.
H. Besedovsky
,
A. del Rey
,
E. Sorkin
,
C. Dinarello
Science
1986
Corpus ID: 44615888
The production and action of immunoregulatory cytokines, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), are inhibited by glucocorticoid hormones…
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
G proteins and dual control of adenylate cyclase
A. Gilman
Cell
1984
Corpus ID: 36861537
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Corticotropin releasing activity of the new CRF is potentiated several times by vasopressin
G. Gillies
,
E. Linton
,
P. Lowry
Nature
1982
Corpus ID: 4318535
Initially the hypothalamic factor responsible for the release of corticotropin (CRF), was thought to be a simple peptide1–6. More…
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