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Abstract
A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.
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13 entry terms
- 1-24-ACTH
- 1-24-Corticotropin
- ACTH (1-24)
- ACTH 1-24
- Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide
- Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide
- Synthetic ACTH
- Tetracosactide
- Tetracosactrin
- Tetracosapeptide
- ACTH, Synthetic
- Cortosyn
- Cortrosyn
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
88(75); was see under ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE 1987; was see under CORTICOTROPIN 1974-86
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Previous Indexing
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (1971-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cosyntropin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003366. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003366
- Cosyntropin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenocorticotropic_hormone_(medication)
- Cosyntropin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560542