ACTH

Background

Adrenocorticotropin(ACTH) is a polypeptide hormone secreted by anterior pituitary cells, which is mainly used for functional classification of pituitary tumors and differential judging of primary and metastatic pituitary tumors. It can also be used to detect the distribution of hormone cells in some neuroendocrine tumors such as pheochromocytoma and carcinoid.