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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH or corticotropin) is a polypeptide hormone synthesised from POMC, (pre-opiomelanocortin) and secreted from corticotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to the hormone corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released by the hypothalamus. It consists of 39 amino acids. Structure ACTH consists of 39 amino acids, the first 13 of which (counting from the N-terminus) may be cleaved to form α-MSH. (This common structure is one reason tha ...
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ACTH Organizations
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