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short Synacthen test — a test used to assess the ability of the adrenal cortex to produce cortisol. Serum cortisol is measured before and then 30 minutes after an intramuscular injection of 250 μg tetracosactide (Synacthen), an analogue of ACTH. The adrenal glands are… … The new mediacal dictionary
ACTH stimulation test — Diagnostics OPS 301 code 1 797 The ACTH stimulation test (also called the cosyntropin test, tetracosactide test or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually ordered and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the … Wikipedia
Tetracosactide — Drugbox IUPAC name = CAS number = 16960 16 0 ATC prefix = H01 ATC suffix = AA02 PubChem = 16129617 DrugBank = C=136|H=210|N=40|O=31|S=1 molecular weight = 2933.44 g/mol bioavailability = protein bound = metabolism = elimination half life =… … Wikipedia
ACTH — Abbreviation for adrenocorticotropic hormone. big A. a form of A., produced by certain tumors, which is a larger and more acidic peptide molecule than little A., but is not immunochemically distinguishable from it and does not exert any of the… … Medical dictionary
ACTH — adrenocorticotrophic hormone; = adrenocorticotrophin; = corticotrophin a hormone synthesized and stored in the anterior pituitary gland, large amounts of which are released in response to any form of stress. Its release is stimulated by… … The new mediacal dictionary
tetracosactide — (tetracosactin) see ACTH; short Synacthen test * * * tet·ra·co·sac·tide (tet″rə ko sakґtīd) cosyntropin … Medical dictionary
tetracosactide — tetracosactin; see ACTH; short Synacthen test … The new mediacal dictionary
List of doping cases in cycling — The following is an incomplete list of doping cases in cycling, where doping means use of physiological substances or abnormal method to obtain an artificial increase of performance . It is neither a list of shame nor a list of illegality, as the … Wikipedia
Adrenocorticotropic hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) proopiomelanocortin derivatives POMC … Wikipedia
