AP Chapter 13 Hormone Abbreviations.txt

from hypothalamus; corticotropin-releasing hormone

CRH
from hypothalamus; gonadotropin-releasing hormone

GnRH (aka Lutenizing hormone releasing hormone LHRH)
from hypothalamus; somatostatin

SS
from hypothalamus; growth hormone releasing hormone

GHRH
from hypothalamus; prolactin release-inhibiting hormone

PIH (aka: dopamine)
from hypothalamus; prolactin releasing factor

PRF
from hypothalamus; Thryotropin-releasing hormone

TRH
from anterior pituitary gland; adrenocortiocotrophic hormone

ACTH (aka: corticotrophin)
from anterior pituitary gland; follicle-stimulating hormone

FSH (aka: follitropin)
from anterior pituitary gland; growth hormone

GH (aka: somatotropin STH)
from anterior pituitary gland; luteinizing hormone

LH
from anterior pituitary gland; prolactin

PRL
from anterior pituitary gland; thyroid-stimulating hormone

TSH
from posterior pituitary gland; antidiuretic hormone

ADH (aka: vasopressin)
from posterior pituitary gland; oxytocin

OT
from thyroid gland; calcitonin

no abbreviation
from thyroid gland; thyroxine

T4
from thyroid gland; triidothyronine

T3
from parathyroid gland; parathyroid hormone

PTH (aka: parathormone)
from adrenal medulla; epinephrine

EPI (aka: adrenaline)
frome adrenal medulla; norepinephrine

NE (aka: noradrenaline)
from adrenal cortex; aldoterone

no abbreviation
from adrenal cortex; cortisol

no abbreviation (aka: hydrocortisone)
from pancreas; glucagon

no abbreviation
from pancreas; insulin

no abbreviation
from pancreas; somatostatin

SS

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AP Chapter 13 Hormone Abbreviations.txt

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APHY2 Hole's Chapter 13 Endocrine Hormones

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