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| neurotransmitter; kills cancer cells, vasodilator; local regulator |
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| affect cells of uterus; induce fever/inflammation; intensify pain; local regulator |
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| chemical signals that act outside the body; local regulator |
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| induces uterine muscle contraction; causes mammary glands to eject milk; from posterior pituitary |
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| antiduretic hormone (ADH) |
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| promotes retention of water by kideys; from posterior pituitary |
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| thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) |
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| regulates release of thyroid hormones; tropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| adrenocorticotropic (ATCH) |
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| stimulates production and secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex; tropic, from anterior pituitary |
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| follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
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| stimulates gonads (gonadotropin); tropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| gonadotropin that stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum formation in females and androgen production in males; tropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| diverse effects in different vertebrates (stimulates mammary gland growth and milk production in mammals); nontropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) |
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| don't know what it does; nontropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| variety of effects; triggers liver to produce insulinlike growth factors; non tropic and tropic; from anterior pituitary |
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| triiodothyronin (T3) thyroxine (T4) |
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| iodine-containing hormones; maintain normal blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tone, and reproductive system; from thyroid gland |
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| hormone that lowers blood calcium levels; from thyroid gland |
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| parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
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| raises blood calcium levels (uptake by kidneys and release from bones); from parathyroid glands |
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| adrenaline; short term stress, "fight-or-flight"; from adrenal medulla |
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| noradrenaline; short-term stress, "fight-or-flight"; from adrenal medulla |
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| glucocorticoids (cortisol) |
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| tells animal to use noncarb stuff for energy; long term stress; from adrenal cortex |
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| mineralocorticoids (aldosterone) |
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| (RAAS) distal tubules absorb more NaCl to maintain high blood pressure; long term stress; from adrenal cortex |
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| stimulate the development and maintenance of male reproductive system; from gonads |
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| stimulate the development and maintenance of female reproductive system; from gonads |
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| involved with preparing and maintaining uterus; from gonads |
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| involved in biological rhythms; seasonal; affects skin pigmentation in some vertebrates; from pineal gland |
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