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hormones

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Source, Target, Type, Action of Growth Hormone   Anterior Pituitary Gland, systemic, non steroid, makes things grow (bones, muscle)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid-Stimulating (tsh)   Anterior Pituitary Gland, Thyroid Gland, non-steroid, influences metabolism  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Adreno-corticotroptic (acth)   Anterior pituitary gland, adrenal cortex, non-steroid, regulates adrenal activity (controls)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Prolactin (PRL)   Anterior Pituitary Gland, Mammary gland, non steroid, makes milk  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Luteinizing(LH)   Anterior Pituitary gland, gonads, non steroid, stimulate sex organs  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of follicle-stimulating (fsh   anterior pituitary gland, gonads, turns on gonads  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Anti-diuretic (ADH   hypothalamus, kidneys, non steroid, reabsorb water  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of oxytocin )OT(   hypothalamus, smooth muscle (uterous) nonsteroid, stimulates milk and gets baby out  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Thyroid (t3 &t4)   thyroid gland, systemic, non steroid, Controls rate of metabolism  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Calcitonin   Thyroid gland, systemic, decreases blood calcium levels (by taking it out of blood and building bones osteoblasts)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Parathyroid (PTH)   Parathyroid gland, oseteoclast, non steroid, raises blood calcium levels (by taking bone, destroying it and releasing the calcium into the blood)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Mineral corticoids (aldosterone)   adrenal cortex, systemic (kidney tubules), STEROID, regulates water and electrolyte balance in cells (salt content)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of glucocorticoids (cortisol)   adrenal cortex, systemic, STEROID, raise blood glucose levels during stress (quickly)  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Androgens (sex hormones)   Adrenal cortex & gonads, systemic, steroids, stimulates sex organ growth, muscle mass, secondary sex organs  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of insulin   pancreas islets beta, systemic, non steroid, lower blood sugar levels  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of glucagon   pancreas islets alpha, systemic and liver, non steroid, raises blood sugar level  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of melatonin   pineal gland, brain, non steroid, inhibits precocious sex and promotes sleep.  
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Source, Target, Type, Action of Atrial Naturetic   Heart, Kidney, non steroid, gets rid of salt  
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