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  2. ACTH stimulation test - Wikipedia

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    The ACTH test (also called the cosyntropin, tetracosactide, or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually requested and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the adrenal glands' stress response by measuring the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; corticotropin) or another corticotropic agent such as tetracosactide (cosyntropin, tetracosactrin; Synacthen ...

  3. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (medication) - Wikipedia

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    The form that is made synthetically is tetracosactide, also known as synacthen, [4] tetracosactrin and cosyntropin. [ 2 ] : 1165 [ 3 ] : 271 [ 5 ] It consists of the first 24 (of a total of 39) amino acids of ACTH and retains full function of the parent peptide.

  4. Adrenocorticotropic hormone - Wikipedia

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    ACTH influences steroid hormone secretion by both rapid short-term mechanisms that take place within minutes and slower long-term actions. The rapid actions of ACTH include stimulation of cholesterol delivery to the mitochondria where the P450scc enzyme is located. P450scc catalyzes the first step of steroidogenesis that is cleavage of the side ...

  5. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

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    The glucocorticoids provide a reliable substitute for cortisol, thereby reducing ACTH levels. Reducing ACTH also reduces the stimulus for continued hyperplasia and overproduction of androgens. In other words, glucocorticoid replacement is the primary method of reducing the excessive adrenal androgen production in both sexes.

  6. Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency is a rare disorder characterized by secondary adrenal insufficiency with minimal or no cortisol production and normal pituitary hormone secretion apart from ACTH. [3] ACTH deficiency may be congenital or acquired, and its symptoms are clinically similar to those of glucocorticoid deficiency.

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    It's flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that's straining hospitals.But not all influenza is the same. There are some notable differences between flu A and flu B strains.

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    The debate over whether people ages 60 and up should take aspirin continues as medical experts learn more about the potential pros and cons of long-term use.. Aspirin is an over-the-counter ...

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