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A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.

Also Known As:

Cortrosyn; Tetracosactide; 1-24-ACTH; 1-24-Corticotropin; ACTH 1-24; Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide; Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide; Cortosyn; Synthetic ACTH; Tetracosapeptide; ACTH, Synthetic; ACTH (1-24); Tetracosactrin; alpha1-24-Corticotropin

Pharmalogical Action Categories:

Hormones

Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 82104
  - Peptide Hormones: 1361
    - Pituitary Hormones: 610
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 189
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 496323
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 3
    - Neuropeptides: 6903
      - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472
- Peptides: 84029
  - Neuropeptides: 6903
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472
  - Peptide Hormones: 1361
    - Pituitary Hormones: 610
      - Anterior Pituitary Hormones: 189
        Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472
    - Hypothalamic Hormones: 69
      - Pro-Opiomelanocortin: 1972
        Melanocortins: 967
        Adrenocorticotropic Hormone: 16722
        Cosyntropin: 472

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