Highly-sensitive ACTH

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Alternative names
Serum adrenocorticotropic hormone; Adrenocorticotrophic hormone; ACTH

Definition
An ACTH test measures ACTH, a hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary gland in the brain.


see ACTH in Encyclopedia.

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Last revised: December 3, 2012
by Martin A. Harms, M.D.

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