ACTH is a segment of a much larger glycoprotein prohormone molecule called proopiomelanocortin (POMC). POMC is synthesized by the corticotrophs of the anterior pituitary, which constitute about 10 percent of the gland.
Caviar harvested from an older fish is the more rare, and more sought after, white caviar. The Beluga sturgeon are primarily found in the Caspian Sea, which is surrounded by Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The other primary source of Beluga sturgeon is the Black Sea near Russia and Romania.
Asparagus was originally a wild seacoast plant and is a native of Great Britain. The tomato is a native of South America, and it takes its name from a Portuguese word. Parsley is said to have come from Egypt and mythology tells us it was used to adorn the head of Hercules. Apples were originally brought from the East by the Romans. The crab apple is indigenous to Great Britain. The onion was almost an object of worship with the Egyptians 2,000 years before the Christian era.