ACTION OF ACTH

• STIMULATES STEROIDOGENESIS

• INCREASES STEROID SECRETION WITHIN 1 TO 2 MINUTES

• PEAK RATES IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES

• cAMP ---> PROTEIN KINASE A

• ABSENCE LEADS TO ATROPHY OF INNER ZONES OF ADRENAL CORTEX

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