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A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.

Also Known As:

Cortrosyn; Tetracosactide; 1-24-ACTH; 1-24-Corticotropin; ACTH 1-24; Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide; Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide; Cortosyn; Synthetic ACTH; Tetracosapeptide; ACTH, Synthetic; ACTH (1-24); Tetracosactrin; alpha1-24-Corticotropin

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Hormones

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 2
    - Neuropeptides: 6772
      - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470
- Peptides: 82426
  - Neuropeptides: 6772
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470
  - Peptide Hormones: 1347
    - Pituitary Hormones: 601
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 187
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 68
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1936
        Melanocortins: 946
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16568
        Cosyntropin: 470

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