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Encyclopedia > ACTH resistance

Glucocorticoid deficiency 1 is an adrenocortical failure characterized by low levels of plasma cortisol despite high levels of plasma ACTH. Cortisol is a corticosteroid hormone that is involved in the response to stress; it increases blood pressure and blood sugar levels and suppresses the immune system. ... Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH or corticotropin) is a polypeptide hormone secreted from corticotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released by the hypothalamus. ...


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