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adj. - Stimulating or acting on the outer layer of the gland adjacent to the kidney

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  • Another option is an injection of a compound called adrenocorticotrophic hormone, which directs your adrenal gland to make more cortisone.
  • The hormone that does so is named, very reasonably, the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ad-ree'noh-kawr'tih-koh-troh'fic; "adrenal-nourishing" G) and is abbreviated,...
  • The experiments of Long show that the adrenocorticotrophic hormone of the hypophysis by releasing corticoadrenal hormones, plays a part in the diabetogenic effect; but...
  • In the present study, adrenocorticotrophic hormone
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