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Items
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Specification
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Result
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Appearance
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White to off-white powder or particles
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Conforms
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Active substance
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¡Ý95.0%
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96.09%
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PH
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5.0-7.0
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6.46
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Water
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¡Ü5.0%
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3.68%
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Heavy metal
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¡Ü20ppm
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<10ppm
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Introduction
Adrenocorticotropic hormone is used as a medication and as a diagnostic agent in the ACTH stimulation test.
The form that is purified from pig pituitary glands is known as corticotropin (INN, BAN) is a medication and naturally occurring polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland.
The function of SODIUM STEAROYL GLUTAMATE
Both corticotropin and tetracosactide have been used for diagnostic purposes to determine adrenocortical insufficiency, particularly in Addison's disease, via the ACTH stimulation test. However, as of 2015, the US label for corticotropin does not include diagnostic use.
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