Scientific Report Format: Understanding Cortisol And Adrenal Functioning Through ACTH And Dexamethasone Tests

MethodsCortisol is an important steroid hormone released by the adrenal gland and just like numerous biological process in human body, it has a circadian rhythm. The reaction of an adrenal gland to exogenous adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) may be important from an investigative viewpoint. Generally, an artificial ACTH analogue cosyntropin, comprises of a 24 N-terminal amino acids of an instinctive peptide, it is used for research purposes (…