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Endocrine System > Endocrine Glands > Pituitary-Adrenal System

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Pituitary-Adrenal System  

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Definition

  • The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary.

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