Hypothalamic and anterior pituitary horomones

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five endocrine axes
- growth hormone axis
- adrenal axis
- thyroid axis
- reproductive axis
- lactation axis
hypothalamic hormones involved in the growth hormone axis

GHRH
anterior pituitary hormones involved in the growth hormone axis

GH (Somatoropin)
target organ of the growth hormone axis

liver
target organ hormones involved in the growth axis

IGFs: insulin-like growth factors
Action of the growth hormone axis
- growth
- insulin/glucagon regulation
hypothalamic hormone involved in the adrenal axis

CRH: Corticotropin releasing hormone
anterior pituitary hormone involved in the adrenal axis

ACTH (Corticotropin)
target organ of the adrenal axis

adrenal cortex
target organ hormones of the adrenal axis

cortiocosteroids
action of the adrenal axis

carbohydrate/ion metabolism
hypothalamic hormones of the thyroid axis

TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone)
anterior pituitary hormones of the thyroid axis

TSH (thyrotropin)
Target organ of the thyroid axis

thyroid
target organ hormones of the thyroid axis
- T3
- T4
action of the thyroid axis

metabolism
hypothalamic hormones of the reproductive axis

GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone)
anterior pituitary hormones of the reproductive axis
- FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)
- LH (leutenizing hormone)
target organs of the reproductive axis

gonads
target organ hormones of the reproductive axis
- estradiol
- progesterone
- testosterone
action of the reproductive axis

reproduction
hypothalamic hormone of the lactation axis
- PRF (prolactin-releasing factor)
- PRIF (prolactin-release inhibiting factor)
anterior pituitary hormones of the lactation axis

prolactin
target organ of the lactation axis

mammary glands
target organ hormones of the reproductive axis

none
action of the lactation axis

lactation

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Hypothalamic and anterior pituitary horomones

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endo exam #2

Updated

2013-10-26T23:33:57Z

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