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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 the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP).

Also Known As:

ACTH; Corticotropin; Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone; Adrenocorticotropin; 1-39 ACTH; ACTH (1-39); Corticotrophin; Corticotrophin (1-39); Corticotropin (1-39); Hormone, Adrenocorticotrophic; Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Hormones

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Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists

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Hormones: 46253

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Peptide Hormones: 377

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Pituitary Hormones: 370

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Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 108

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Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Melanocortins: 81

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Hypothalamic Hormones: 53

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Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Melanocortins: 81

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

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Proteins: 58433

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Nerve Tissue Proteins: 2

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Neuropeptides: 3542

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Hypothalamic Hormones: 53

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Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Melanocortins: 81

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Peptides: 16375

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Neuropeptides: 3542

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Hypothalamic Hormones: 53

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Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

-

Melanocortins: 81

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

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Peptide Hormones: 377

-

Pituitary Hormones: 370

-

Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 108

-

Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

-

Melanocortins: 81

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

-

Hypothalamic Hormones: 53

-

Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 882

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

-

Melanocortins: 81

*

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 11802

Authors	I SCHOEPFEL
Journal	Zeitschrift für Haut- und Geschlechtskrankheiten (Z Haut Geschlechtskr) Vol. 28 Pg. 88-91 (Feb 1 1960) ISSN: 0044-2844 Not Available
PMID	14443393 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References	Cortisone Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Topics	Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (therapy) Cortisone (therapy) Dermatitis Herpetiformis (therapy) Pemphigus (therapy)

[ACTH and cortisone preparations in the treatment of pemphigus vulgaris and dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring.]