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Adrenotropic hormone

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adrenalnounPertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
corticoidnoun(medicine) Any substance (especially a drug) whose action is similar to that of a hormone of the adrenal cortex
corticosteroidnoun(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in a large range of physiological systems.
glucocorticoidnoun(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, produced by the adrenal cortex, that are involved in metabolism and have anti-inflammatory properties.
thyroidnoun(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
androgenic(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or being an androgen.
parathyroidnounA parathyroid gland.
pituitarynoun(anatomy) The pituitary gland.
adrenocortical(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
releasingnounThe act by which something is released.
adenohypophysialRelating to the adenohypophysis.
adenohypophysealAlternative form of adenohypophysial. [Relating to the adenohypophysis.]
adrenocorticotropicThat stimulates the adrenal cortex.
antidiureticnounpreventing or counteracting diuresis, especially by the reduction of urination
diabetogenic(pathology) That produces diabetes
estrogenic(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
gonadalOf or pertaining to the gonads
hypothalamic(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus.
vasoactive(physiology, medicine) Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).
acthnoun(biochemistry) Initialism of adrenocorticotropic hormone. [(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones]

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