Product Details
Catalog Number: RA20070
Applications: IHC
Type: Rabbit IgG
Immunogen: Porcine ACTH conjugated to BSA.
Storage: Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Shipping: Frozen (Polar Packs)
Format B: liquid
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Primate
Entrez: 5443
UniProt: P01189
Downloads: Datasheet (pdf)
Downloads: SDS (pdf)
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Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) occurs in cells of the anterior pituitary and in neurons in brain. It regulates the corticosteroid production in the adrenal cortex. Beta endorphin and Met enkephalin are endogenous opiates. MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) increases the pigmentation of skin by increasing melanin production in melanocytes.

ACTH can alter pain sensitivity. The effect of corticosteroids, like ACTH  on the sensitivity to pain is an indirect one by virtue of their negative feed-back action on the hypothalamic-pituitary system.

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Immunofluorescent detection of ACTH in rat brain (red color)

Immunofluorescent detection of ACTH in rat brain (red color)