When the ACTH binds to receptors on cells in an adrenal cortex, it triggers the release of a frenzy of different freak-out compounds known as glucocorticoid and mineralcorticoid hormones.

当促肾上腺皮质激素与肾上腺皮质细胞上的受体结合时，它会引发不同反常化合物的疯狂释放，这些化合物被称为糖皮质激素和矿物质皮质激素。