ACTH & Analogs

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), also known as 'corticotropin', 'Adrenocorticotrophic hormone', is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is an important component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and is often produced in response to biological stress (along with Corticotropin-releasing hormone  from the Hypothalamus Its principal effects are increased production and release of corticosteroids and, as its name suggests, cortisol from the adrenal cortex.