Cosyntropin
Synonyms
1-24-ACTH
1-24-Corticotropin
ACTH (1-24)
ACTH 1-24
ACTH, Synthetic
Corticotropin (1-24)-Peptide
Corticotropin (1-24)-Tetracosapeptide
Cortosyn
Cortrosyn
Synthetic ACTH
Tetracosactide
Tetracosactrin
Tetracosapeptide
alpha1-24-Corticotropin
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.