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growth hormone
-target tissues
-hormone effects |
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-all cells, especially growing ones
-stimulates body growth in childhood; causes switch to fats as energy source |
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| adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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adrenocorticotropic hormone
-target tissues
-hormone effects |
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-adrenal cortexes
-stimulates release of corticosteroidal hormones cortisol and aldosterone |
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| thryroid-stimulating hormone |
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thryroid-stimulating hormone
-target tissues
-hormone effects |
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-thyroid
-stimulates release of thyroid hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone |
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follicle-stimulating hormone
-target tissues
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-ovaries or testes
-stimulates development of sex cells (ovum or sperm) |
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luteinizing hormone
-target tissues
-hormone effects |
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-ovaries or testes
-stimulates release of hormones (estrogen, progesterone or testosterone) |
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prolactin
-target tissues
-hormone effects |
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-mammary glands
-stimulates production and release of milk. |
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