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. [GOC:cjm, PMID:11027914]
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C5: Ontology GO: Gene Ontology GO:BP: GO Biological Process