Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), a polypeptide produced in the anterior lobe Stock Image

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulates the crustal part of the adrenal gland and provides the secretion of hormones with steroid structure. It is an important element of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.

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