a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
例句
用作名词 (n.)
Corticotropin stimulates the adrenal cortexes to secrete the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol. 促肾上腺皮质激素兴奋肾上腺皮质分泌糖皮质激素考的松。
This stimulus results in the secretion of corticotropin into plasma, stimulation of corticotropin receptors in the adrenal cortex, and release of cortisol into the blood. 这一刺激导致促肾上腺皮质激素分泌进入血浆，肾上腺皮质内促肾上腺皮质激素受体兴奋，释放皮质醇入血。
美
[kɔːtɪkoʊ'troʊpən]
