VET1250Endocrine

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: All body cells

Action: Growth, Metabolic Regulation

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: Female-mammary gland; Male- no known effect

Action: Female- lactation

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: Thyroid Gland

Action: Thyroid hormone production

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: Adrenal cortes

Action: Adrenocortical hormone production

Gland: Anterior pituitary

Target: Female-ovary (follicles); Male- testis (seminiferous tubules)

Action: Female-Oogenesis; Male-Spermatogenesis

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: Female- ovary (follicle/corpus luteum); Male-testies (interstitial cells)

Action: Female- ovulation and corpus luteum production; Male- testosterone production

Gland: Anterior Pituitary

Target: Unknown (skin)

Action: Unknown (color to skin?)

Gland: Posterior Pituitary

Target: Kidney

Action: Water conservation

Gland: Posterior pituitary

Target: Female-uterus and mammary glands, Male- no known effect

Action: Female- contractions at parturition (uterus) and milk letdown (mammary glands); Male- no known effect

Gland: Thyroid

Target: All body cells

Action: Growth and metabolic regulation

Gland: Thyroid

Target: Bones

Action: Prevents hypercalcemia

Gland: Parathyroid

Target: Kidneys, intestines, bones

Action: prevents HYPOcalcemia

Gland: Adrenal Cortex

Target: Whole body

Action: Increased blood glucose and blood pressure maintenance

Gland: Adrenal cortex

Target: Kidneys

Action: Sodium and water retention; potassium elimination

Gland: Adrenal cortex

Target: whole body

Action: minimal effects

Gland: Adrenal medulla

Target: whole body

Action: part of flight-or-fight response

Gland: pancreas

Target: all body cells

Action: movement of glucose into cells and its use for energy

Gland: pancreas

Target: whole body

Action: INCREASE blood glucose

Gland: Testis

Target: whole body

Action: Anabolic effect; development of male secondary sex characteristics

Gland: Ovary

Target: whole body

Action: Preparation for breeding and pregnancy

Gland: Ovary

Target: Uterus

Action: Preparation for a maintenance of pregnancy