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Cosyntropin MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cosyntropin
Tree Number(s)
D06.472.699.327.935.531.500.200
D06.472.699.631.525.600.531.500.200
D12.644.400.400.935.531.500.200
D12.644.548.365.935.531.500.200
D12.644.548.691.525.690.531.500.200
D12.776.631.650.405.935.531.500.200
Unique ID
D003366
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003366
Scope Note
A synthetic peptide that is identical to the 24-amino acid segment at the N-terminal of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE. ACTH (1-24), a segment similar in all species, contains the biological activity that stimulates production of CORTICOSTEROIDS in the ADRENAL CORTEX.
Entry Term(s)
1-24-ACTH
1-24-Corticotropin
ACTH (1-24)
ACTH 1-24
Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide
Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide
Cortosyn
Cortrosyn
Synthetic ACTH
Tetracosactide
Tetracosactrin
Tetracosapeptide
Pharm Action
Hormones
Registry Numbers
16960-16-0
0
CAS Type 1 Name
alpha1-24-Corticotropin
Previous Indexing
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note
88; was see under ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE 1987; was see under CORTICOTROPIN 1974-86
History Note
88(75); was see under ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE 1987; was see under CORTICOTROPIN 1974-86
Date Established
1988/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2016/07/01
Cosyntropin Preferred
Cortrosyn Narrower
Cortosyn Narrower
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