Definition of "adrenocorticotropic" []

• Stimulating or otherwise acting on the adrenal cortex. (adjective)

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• "EPA scientists showed that the weed killer elevates stress-related hormones such as adrenocorticotropic hormone, or ACTH."
• "Waveform modulation is mediated by circulating melanocortin peptides such as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) [6], [7]."
• "William Frey II, a biochemist at the St Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in Minneapolis, found that tears aren't just salt water; they contain leucine enkephalin, an endorphin that modulates pain, and hormones such as prolactin and adrenocorticotropic hormone, released at times of stress."