adrenocorticotrophin

noun

a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex: Synonym: adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenocorticotrophic hormone ACTH adrenocorticotropin corticotropin corticotrophin

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Objective : To study the changes in the level of serum adrenocorticotrophin ( ACTH ) in patients with poststroke depression ( PSD ), and to investigate their changes in the level of endocrine indexes .

目的：研究脑卒中后抑郁（poststrokedepression，PSD）患者血清促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）水平变化，探讨PSD患者的内分泌指标变化。
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The concentration of serum adrenocorticotrophin ( ACTH ) and cortisol ( F ) were measured by RIA in 32 cases of male elderly patients with congestive heart failure and in 10 healthy men serving as controls .

测定32例老年男性充血性心力衰竭患者和10例年龄相仿健康男性血清促肾上腺皮质激素（ACTH）、皮质醇（F）浓度，并进行ACTH兴奋试验。