title: ACTH precursors: biological significance and clinical relevance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK. awhite@man.ac.uk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000182:ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic / Q000378:metabolism; D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015415:Biomarkers; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin / Q000502:physiology; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011333:Pro-Opiomelanocortin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone