The regulated release of corticotropin by a cell. Corticotropin hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesized and secreted from corticotropes in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in response to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) released by the hypothalamus.
corticotropin-releasing hormone secretion +
ghrelin secretion
glucagon secretion +
gonadotropin secretion +
growth hormone secretion +
inhibin secretion +
insulin secretion +
juvenile hormone secretion +
mating pheromone secretion +
melanocyte-stimulating hormone secretion
negative regulation of peptide hormone secretion +
pancreatic polypeptide secretion
parathyroid hormone secretion +
peptide pheromone secretion
positive regulation of peptide hormone secretion +