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Hormones (Ant. Pet.)
Hormones of the Anterior Petuitary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hGH | Human Growth Hormone Peptide Stimulates almost all cells in body Increases mitosis rate, cell size, protein synthesis. Break down of fatty acids. |
| ACTH | Adrenocoricotropic hormone Peptide Stimulates adrenal cortex to release glucocoricoids(stress hormones) via 2ndary messenger system (cAMP) |
| TSH | Thyroid Stimulating hormone peptide Stimulated thyroid to release T3 and T4 via 2ndary messenger system using cAMP. Release of T3 and T4 has negative feedback on TSH release |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone peptide regulates growth, reproductive development |
| LH | Luteinizing Hormone Peptide Important for reproduction, acts with FSH |
| Prolactin | Peptide Promotes breast lactation Hypothalamus actively inhibits the release of prolactin |
Created by:
mattmcat
on 2012-08-08