| corticotropin production, ectopic |
The production of corticotropin by nonendocrine tissue. This is usually but not always associated with a cancer such as a small-cell cancer of the lung. In some cases, the production site may not be found. SEE:
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| corticotrope c. |
corticotroph.
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| corticotroph |
a small, irregularly stellate, acidophilic cell of the adenohypophysis, having small, sparsely distributed secretory granules and secreting corticotropin and β-endorphin, which are cleaved from a large prohormone called pro-opiomelanocortin. Called also corticotrope, corticotroph-lipotroph, corticolipotrope, corticotrope cell, and corticotroph cell.
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| corticotroph a. |
a pituitary adenoma made up predominantly of corticotrophs; excessive corticotropin secretion may cause Cushing's disease or Nelson's syndrome. Called also ACTH-secreting or adrenocorticotropic hormone–secreting a. and corticotropinoma.
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| corticotroph-lipotroph |
corticotroph.
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