loading...| Preferred Name | corticotropin | |
| Synonyms |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH |
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| Definitions |
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the secretion of CORTICOSTEROIDS and induces growth of the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is a single-chain polypeptide of about 39 amino acids, the first 24 of which are identical in all species. This 24-amino acid segment is said to be responsible for the biological activity of the peptide while the remaining 15-amino acid segment is said to be necessary for any immunological specificity. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IMR_0100195 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MeSH:D000324 |
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| definition |
An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the secretion of CORTICOSTEROIDS and induces growth of the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is a single-chain polypeptide of about 39 amino acids, the first 24 of which are identical in all species. This 24-amino acid segment is said to be responsible for the biological activity of the peptide while the remaining 15-amino acid segment is said to be necessary for any immunological specificity. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH |
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| label |
corticotropin |
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| prefixIRI |
IMR:0100195 |
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| prefLabel |
corticotropin |
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