Cosyntropin
A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.
Year introduced: 1988(1975)
PubMed search builder options
Subheadings:
Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.327.935.531.500.200, D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.500.200, D12.644.400.400.935.531.500.200, D12.644.548.365.935.531.500.200, D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.500.200, D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.500.200
MeSH Unique ID: D003366
Registry Number: 16960-16-0
Entry Terms:
- ACTH 1-24
- Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide
- Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide
- Synthetic ACTH
- ACTH, Synthetic
- Tetracosactide
- Tetracosactrin
- Tetracosapeptide
- 1-24-Corticotropin
- 1-24-ACTH
- ACTH (1-24)
- Cortrosyn
- Cortosyn
Previous Indexing:
Pharmacologic Action: