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| ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone) |
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| ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) |
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| Made in hypothalamus supraoptic nuclei and released from posterior pituitary |
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adrenaline (and noradrenaline)
also called epinephrine and norepinephrine |
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| Aldosterone (mineralocorticoid) |
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| Zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex |
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| Zona reticularis of the adrenal cortex (small amounts) and testes |
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| General term for hormones released from the adrenal cortex |
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| Example of a glucocorticoid released from the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex. |
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| CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone) |
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| FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone) |
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| GH (growth hormone) (somatotropin) |
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| GHIH (growth hormone inhibiting hormone) |
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| GHRH (growth hormone releasing hormone) |
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| Zona fasciculata of adrenal cortex |
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| GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) |
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| hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) |
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| Syncytial trophoblast during pregnancy |
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| Mineralocorticoids (e.g. aldosterone) |
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| Zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex |
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| MSH (melanocyte stimulating hormone) |
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| Anterior pituitary (pars intermedia) |
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| Follicle cells of follicle in the ovary and corpus luteum |
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| Made in the hypothalamus (paraventricular nuclei) and released from posterior pituitary. |
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| PIH (prolactin inhibiting hormone) (dopamine) |
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| Placental lactogen (somamammotropin) |
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| syncytial trophoblast of placenta |
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| syncytial trophoblast of placenta |
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| PRF (prolactin releasing factor) |
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| Corpus luteum in ovary, after ovulation |
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| PTH (Parathyroid hormone) |
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| syncytical trophoblast of placenta |
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| Somamammotropin (placental lactogen) |
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| syncytial trophoblast of placenta |
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| Somatomedin (insulin-like growth factors IGF) |
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| Released from liver in response to growth hormone |
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| Somatotropin (growth hormone) |
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| T4 (tetraiodothyronine ) (thyroxine) |
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| Testes and zona reticularis of adrenal cortex |
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| Storage form of T3 and T4 in the colloid of a thyroid gland follicle cavity. |
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| TRH (thryrotropin-releasing hormone) |
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| TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) (Thyrotropin) |
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