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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: bone, muscle, fat Effects at target site:growth tissue |
Growth hormone (GH)
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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: thyroid Effects at target site: secrete hormones |
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: mamary glands Effects at target site: produce milk |
Prolactin (PRL)
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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: adrenal cortex Effects at target site: secrete hormones |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: In males: interstitial cells in testes; in females: mature ovarian follicle Effects at target site: males: testosterone Females:ovulation |
Luetinizing hormone (LH)
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Secreted by: anterior pituitary
Targets: males: semiferous tubules of testes; Females: ovarian follicle Effects at target site:males: sperm production Females: follicle/ovum maturation |
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
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Secreted by: thyroid
Targets: all cells Effects at target site:regulates rate of metabolism |
Triiodothreonine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4)
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Secreted by: Adrenal cortex
Targets: proximal convoluted tubules Effects at target site:reabsorption of water and sodium (increases blood pressure) |
Aldosterone
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Secreted by: Adrenal cortex
Targets: all cells Effects at target site: rate of glucose metabolism |
cortisol
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Secreted by: ovarian follicle
Targets: secondary sex organs Effects at target site: development at puberty and maitenance throughout life |
Estrogen
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Secreted by: corpus luteum of ovary
Targets: uterine endometrium Effects at target site:preparation for implantation (thickens, etc) |
progesterone
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Secreted by: seminiferous tubules of testes
Targets: secondary sex organs Effects at target site: development and maintance |
testosterone
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Secreted by: posterior pituitary
Targets: distal convoluted tubule (DCT) Effects at target site: reabsorption of water (increases blood pressure) |
Anti-Diuretic hormone (ADH)
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Secreted by: posterior pituitary
Targets: uterine smooth muscle cells Effects at target site: contraction during labor |
Oxytocin (OT)
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Secreted by: Parathyroids
Targets: proximal kidney tubules, osteoclasts, intestine Effects at target site: reabsorption of calcium into blood, bone resorption, dietary calcium absorption (increase blood calcium) |
calcitonin
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Secreted by: Beta cells of Pancratic Islets
Targets: all cells, liver and skeletal muscle Effects at target site: pushes glucose into cells from blood, glycogen formation (decreses blood glucose) |
Insulin
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Secreted by: Alpha cells of pancreatic Islets
Targets: liver and skeletal muscle Effects at target site:breakdown of glycogen (increase in blood glucose) |
Glucagon
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Secreted by: adrenal medulla
Targets: cardiac muscle, arteriole and bronchiole smooth muscle, diaphragm, etc Effects at target site: increases heart rate and blood pressure |
Epinephrine/norepinephrine
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Secreted by: pineal gland
Targets: limbic system Effects at target site:circadian rhythm emotions/behavior |
Melatonin
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Secreted by: thymus
Targets: t-lymphocytes Effects at target site:maturatin |
Thymosin
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