| 21. | ACTH is a widely-used drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other disorders
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| 22. | Potassium loading also increases ACTH and cortisol in humans.
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| 23. | Two of these are adrenocorticotropic hormone ( ACTH ) and follicle stimulating hormone.
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| 24. | ACTH stimulates uptake of cholesterol and synthesis of pregnenolone.
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| 25. | Reducing ACTH also reduces the stimulus for continued hyperplasia and overproduction of androgens.
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| 26. | Adrenocorticotrophic hormone ( ACTH ) can also upregulate NGF expression in the brain.
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| 27. | ACTH elevation causes the adrenal cortex to release cortisol.
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| 28. | No significant changes were observed in renin, ACTH, or cortisol levels.
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| 29. | In a normal horse, this accounts for the majority of ACTH production.
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| 30. | The difference in MSH and ACTH peptides that are produced from the precursor proopiomelanocortin.
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