Test code: 9821
Mnemonic code: QACT
Effective update from 31/03/2025
Effective update from 31/03/2025
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Extraction morning (8H) : Less than 40 pg/mL Extraction evening (20H) : Less than 20 pg/mL Version of Test: 2 | Extraction morning (8H) : Less than 40 pg/mL Extraction evening (20H) : Less than 20 pg/mL ACTH exhibits a circadian secretion rhythm, regulated by light and dark cycles. The ACTH concentration reaches its peak upon waking and decreases throughout the day, reaching a minimum concentration around midnight. Other factors such as pain, fever, and hypoglycemia also stimulate ACTH secretion. ACTH secretion is used to evaluate the functionality of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Version of Test: 3 |
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