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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| Target- Thyroid gland. Secretion of thyroid hormones. |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| Target: suprarenal cortex. Secretion of glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone) |
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| Target: follicle cells of ovaries. Secretion of estorgen, follicle development. Target: Nurse cells of testes. Stimulation of sperm maturation. |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| Target: follicle cells of ovaries. Ovulation, formation of corpus luteum, secretion of progesterone. Target: Interstitial cells of testes. Secretion of testosterone. |
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Prolactin (PRL)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| T: Mammary glands. Production of milk. |
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Definition
| Target: all cells. Growth, protein synthesis, lipid mobilization and catabolism |
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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
| T: Melanocytes. Increased melanin synthesis in epidermis |
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
*neurohypophysis
t: kidneys
reabsorption of water, elevation of blood volume and pressure |
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Oxytocin (OXT)
Pituitary hormone? |
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Definition
*neurohypophysis
T: Uterus, mammary glands in females. Labor contractions, milk ejection
T: Ductus deferens and prostate gland (males). Contractions of ductus deferens and prostate gland |
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