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  1. (adrenocorticotropic hormone) a hormone,
  2. secreted by the anterior lobe of the
  3. pituitary gland, that controls the production
  4. of corticosteroid hormones by the adrenal
  5. gland. It is commonly produced as a response
  6. to stress.
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  8. Subject by: Russell Webb
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