Translation for 'adrenocorticotropin' from English to Russian

adrenocorticotropin <ACTH>

адренокортикотропин {м} <АКТГ>биол.биохим.

• The anterior pituitary gland produces the pro-hormone POMC, which is then cleaved again to form adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and β-lipotropin (β-LPH).
• As research associate he worked on the synthesis of radioactive adrenocorticotropin, which represents one of the first synthetic research works on human peptide hormones.
• Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) is released from the anterior pituitary, which triggers the release of glucocorticoids from the adrenals.
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; also adrenocorticotropin, corticotropin) is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced by and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.