Non-Canonical Effects of ACTH: Insights Into Adrenal Insufficiency

Non-Canonical Effects of ACTH: Insights Into Adrenal Insufficiency

IntroductionAdrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is produced from proopiomelanocortin, which is predominantly synthetized in the corticotroph and melanotroph cells of the anterior and intermediate lobes of the pituitary gland and the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Although ACTH clearly has an ef...

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Main Authors: Valeria Hasenmajer, Ilaria Bonaventura, Marianna Minnetti, Valentina Sada, Emilia Sbardella, Andrea M. Isidori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
adrenal gland
adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenal insufficiency
proopiomelanocortin
adrenal diseases
ACTH
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2021.701263/full

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