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| Stimulates Contraction of Uterus and Mammary gland cells |
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| Promotes retention of water by kidneys |
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| Stimulates growth (especially bones) and metabolic functions |
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| Stimulates milk production and secretion |
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| Stimulates production of ova and sperm |
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| Follicle-stimulating hormone |
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| Stimulates ovaries and testes |
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| Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
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| Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids |
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Definition
| Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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Term
| Stimulate and maintain metabolic processes |
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Definition
| Tridothyronine and Thyroxine |
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| Lowers blood calcium level |
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| Raises blood calcium level |
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| Lowers blood glucose level |
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| Raises blood glucose level |
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Definition
| Glucagon and Glucotoricoids |
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Term
| Raise blood level, increase metabolic activities, constrict certain blood vessels |
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Definition
| Epinephrine and Nopinephrine |
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| Promote reabsorption of Na+ and excretion of K+ in kidneys |
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| Support sperm formation, promote development and maintainance of male secondary sex characteristics |
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| Stimulate uterine lining growth, promote development and maintainance of female secondary sex characteristics |
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| Involved in biological rhythms |
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| Promotes uterine lining growth |
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