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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Gland-Anterior Pituitary
- Region-Adenohypophysis
- Cell-Basophil
- Target-Thyroid gland
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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
- Gland-Anterior Pituitary
- Region-Adenohypophysis
- Cell-Basophil
- Target-Adrenal gland cortex
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Follicle Stimulationg Hormone (FSH)
- Gland-anterior Pituitary
- Region-adenohypophysis
- Cell-basophil
- Target-gonads
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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
- Gland-anterior pituitary
- Region-adenohypophysis
- Cell-basophil
- Target-gonads
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Growth Hormone (GH)
- Gland-anterior pituitary
- Region-adenohypophsis
- Cell-acidophil
- Target-muscles and long bones
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Prolactin (PRL)
- Gland-anterior pituitary
- Region-adenohypophysis
- Cell-acidophil
- Target-breasts
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Oxytocin (OT)
- Gland-posterior pituitary
- Region-neurohypophysis
- Cell-pituicytes
- Target-uterine contractions
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Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
- Gland-posterior pituitary
- Region-neurohypophysis
- Cell-pituicytes
- Target-collecting tubules of kidneys, reabsorb H2O
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Thyroid Hormone (T3&T4)
- Gland-Thyroid
- Region-
- Cell-follicular cells
- Target-systemic, increases Met. rate
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Calcitonin (thyrocalcitonin)
- Gland-thyroid
- Region-
- Cell-parafollicular cells (c cells)
- Target-decreases blood Calcium (--> bones)
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Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- Gland-parathyroid gland
- Region-
- Cell-chief cell
- Target-increases blood Calcium
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Glucagon
- Gland-Pancreas
- Region-
- Cell-Alpha cells
- Target-Liver, increases blood sugar
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Insulin
- Gland-pancreas
- Region-
- Cell-Beta cells
- Target-systemic, decreases blood sugar
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Epinephrine (E)
Norepinephrine (NE)
- Gland-adrenal medulla
- Region-medulla
- Cell-medullary cells
- Target-systemic, sympathetic NS, fight-or-flight
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Mineralocorticoids
(Aldosterone)
- Gland-adrenal cortex
- Region-zona glomerulosa
- Cell-
- Target-increase absorption of Na
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Glucocorticoids
(cortisone, hydrocortisone)
- Gland-adrenal cortex
- Region-zona fasciculata
- Cell-
- Target-increase blood glucose (resist stress)
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Gonadocorticoids
(male-androgens, female-estrogens)
- Gland-adrenal cortex
- Region-zona reticularis
- Cell-
- Target-
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Thymosin
- Gland-thymus
- Region-
- Cell-
- Target-maturation and specialization of T cells
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Estrogen
Progesterone
- Gland-gonads
- Region-
- Cell-ovaries
- Target-secondary female sex char.
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Testosterone
- Gland-gonads
- Region-
- Cell-testes
- Target-secondary male sex char.
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