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Which of the following pituitary hormones controls the production and releases of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex
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Which of the following pituitary hormones controls the production and releases of glucocorticoids from the adrenal cortex

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, primarily affects release of glucocorticoids and adrenal androgens by the adrenal gland and, to a much lesser extent, also stimulates aldosterone release.

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