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Endocrine hormones
Term | Definition |
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Corticotropin releasing hormone(CRH) | Stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the anterior pituitary gland (APG) |
Arginine Vassopressin | Stimulates the release of Adrenocorticotropic hormone from the APG |
Gonadotropin releasing hormone | stimulates the release of FSH and LH from the APG |
Thyrotropin releasing hormone | stimulates the release of TSH from the APG |
Growth hormone releasing hormone | Stimulates the release of growth hormone from the APG |
somatostatin | inhibits the secretion of growth hormones |
Prolactin inhibiting factor | inhibits the secretion of prolactin |
Follicle stimulating hormone | responsible for the growth of follicles, estrogen secretion and sperm maturation |
Luteinizing hormone | responsible for ovulation, formation of the corpus luteum and it's secretion of estrogen and progesterone; also the synthesis and secretion of testosterone |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone | responsible for the synthesis and secretion of the adrenal cortex hormone |
Growth Hormone | responsible for increasing body growth, body mass, protein synthesis, fat metabolism, stimulates production of insulin-like-growth factors |
Prolactin | responsible for the production of milk secretion and mammary growth |
Tyroid stimulating hormone | resposible for the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones to increase metabolism |
Oxytocin | a neurohormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates uterine contractions and promotes milk ejection and also controls reproductive behaviors |
Vasopressin | a neurohormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland that stimulates blood pressure and controls reproductive behaviors |