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http://linked.open...gbank/description
| - Corticotropin (ACTH or adrenocorticotropic hormone) is a polypeptide hormone produced and secreted by the pituitary gland. It is an important player in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. (en)
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http://linked.open...drugbank/halfLife
| - About 15 minutes following intravenous administration. (en)
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http://linked.open...ugbank/indication
| - For use as a diagnostic agent in the screening of patients presumed to have adrenocortical insufficiency. (en)
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http://linked.open...mechanismOfAction
| - As a diagnostic aid (adrenocortical function), corticotropin combines with a specific receptor on the adrenal cell plasma membrane. In patients with normal adrenocortical function, it stimulates the initial reaction involved in the synthesis of adrenal steroids (including cortisol, cortisone, weak androgenic substances, and a limited quantity of aldosterone) from cholesterol by increasing the quantity of cholesterol within the mitochondria. Corticotropin does not significantly increase serum cortisol concentrations in patients with primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's disease). The mechanism of action of corticotropin in the treatment of infantile myoclonic seizures is unknown. (en)
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http://linked.open.../drugbank/synonym
| - ACTH (en)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (en)
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http://linked.open...ynthesisReference
| - Wylie W. Vale, Jr., Mary P. Stenzel-Poore, "Corticotropin-releasing factor overproducing transgenic mice." U.S. Patent US6023011, issued June, 1993. (en)
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http://linked.open...ugbank/absorption
| - Corticotropin is rapidly absorbed following intramuscular administration; the repository dosage form is slowly absorbed over approximately 8 to 16 hours. (en)
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http://linked.open.../affectedOrganism
| - Humans and other mammals (en)
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