adrenocorticotropic
Stimulates the adrenals
Adrenocorticotropic describes something that stimulates the adrenal cortex—the outer layer of the adrenal glands.
The term appears almost exclusively in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), a pituitary hormone that triggers cortisol release.
Medical contexts sometimes shorten it to corticotropic.
Adrenal-stimulating pituitary secretion
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- POMCPolypeptide yielding multiple hormones
- peptideShort amino acid chain
- polypeptideAmino acid polymer
proopiomelanocortin · releasing · stimulating · melanocyte · endocrine · glandular · biosynthesis · cleavage
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- feedbackReturned response data
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- CRHStress-axis initiating peptide
- axisRotation reference line
neuroendocrine · glucocorticoids · circadian · pulsatile · diurnal · inhibition · stimulation · homeostasis
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- fight-or-flightAcute threat reaction
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- chronicPersisting over time
acute · physiological · response · activation · elevation · surge · crisis · hypersecretion
Hypercortisolism's namesake condition
- AddisonBritish periodical essayist
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- ectopicIn abnormal position
adenoma · suppression · dexamethasone · Nelson · iatrogenic · replacement · therapy
ACTH
Adrenal-stimulating pituitary secretion
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- POMCPolypeptide yielding multiple hormones
- peptideShort amino acid chain
proopiomelanocortin · polypeptide · releasing · stimulating · melanocyte · endocrine · glandular · biosynthesis · cleavage · precursor
cortisol
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- feedbackReturned response data
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- CRHStress-axis initiating peptide
axis · neuroendocrine · glucocorticoids · circadian · pulsatile · diurnal · inhibition · stimulation · homeostasis · secretion
cortisol
Adrenal steroid regulating stress
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- fight-or-flightAcute threat reaction
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
chronic · acute · physiological · response · activation · elevation · surge · crisis · hypersecretion · hyperactivation
Cushing
Hypercortisolism's namesake condition
- AddisonBritish periodical essayist
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
ectopic · adenoma · suppression · dexamethasone · Nelson · iatrogenic · replacement · therapy
adrenal, adrenaline, cortex, cortical, corticosteroid, cortisone, tropic, tropical, tropism