“After injection of ACTH , adrenal cortisol and corticosterone concentrations were stimulated by almost 40- and threefold, respectively, whereas the content of C-21 steroid precursors, namely pregnenolone, 17-hydroxypregnenolone, progesterone, and 17-hydroxyprogesterone, was stimulated by two- to 10-fold.”
“In plasma, ACTH had a marked effect on corticosterone , cortisol, and 11 beta-DIONE.”