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Polish
Etymology
From Latin ad- + renalis + -o- + kortykotropina. First attested in 1957.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.drɛ.nɔ.kɔr.tɘ.kɔ.trɔˈpi.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: a‧dre‧no‧kor‧ty‧ko‧tro‧pi‧na
Noun
adrenokortykotropina f
- (biochemistry) adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone (peptide hormone, secreted by the pituitary gland, that stimulates the secretion of other hormones)
Declension
Declension of adrenokortykotropina
Derived terms
References
- ^ Acta biochimica polonica (in Polish), 1957, page 217
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