adrenocorticotrophin

1. The concentration of serum adrenocorticotrophin ( ACTH) and cortisol ( F) were measured by RIA in 32 cases of male elderly patients with congestive heart failure and in 10 healthy men serving as controls.
   测定32例老年男性充血性心力衰竭患者和10例年龄相仿健康男性血清促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）、皮质醇（F）浓度，并进行ACTH兴奋试验。
2. Objective: To study the changes in the level of serum adrenocorticotrophin ( ACTH) in patients with poststroke depression ( PSD), and to investigate their changes in the level of endocrine indexes.
   目的：研究脑卒中后抑郁（poststrokedepression，PSD）患者血清促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）水平变化，探讨PSD患者的内分泌指标变化。

noun

1. a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex

   Synonym:    adrenocorticotropic hormoneadrenocorticotrophic hormoneACTHadrenocorticotropincorticotropincorticotrophin