ea0090ep771 | Pituitary and Neuroendocrinology | ECE2023
Przybycień Piotr
, Gasior-Perczak Danuta
, Słuszniak Anna
, Placha Wojciech
, Kowalska Aldona
Introduction: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a tropic hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol. The ACTH measurement is often used to diagnose the pituitary and/or adrenal disorders, mainly Cushings disease, Cushings syndrome, Addisons disease and hypopituitarism. Therefore, the assessment of plasma ACTH concentration is a crucial step in the differential diagnosis of hypothalamicpituitary&...