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From Bioinactive ACTH to ACTH Antagonist: The Clinical Perspective

The adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a pituitary hormone derived from a larger peptide, the proopiomelanocortin (POMC), as are the MSHs (α-MSH, β-MSH, and γ-MSH) and the β-LPH-related polypeptides (Figure 1A). ACTH drives adrenal steroidogenesis and growth of the adrenal gland. ACTH is a 39 ami...

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Autores principales: Ghaddhab, Chiraz, Vuissoz, Jean-Marc, Deladoëy, Johnny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5296294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28228747
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2017.00017