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Hormones
A list of hormones in the endocrine system
Abbreviation | Name of hormone | Source | Function | Target |
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OXT | Oxytocin | Posterior Pituitary | labor contractions, milk ejection; contractions of ductus deferens & prostate gland | Uterus, mammary glands, ductus deferens, prostate gland |
ADH | Anti-diuretic hormone | Posterior Pituitary | water reabsorption, elevation of blood pressure & volume | kidneys |
TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone | Anterior Pituitary | secretion of thyroid hormones | thyroid gland |
ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone | Anterior Pituitary | secretion of glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone) | Zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex |
GH | Growth hormone | Anterior Pituitary | growth, protein synthesis, lipid mobilization/catabolism | all cells |
PRL | Prolactin | Anterior Pituitary | production of milk | mammary glands |
FSH | Follicle-stimulating hormone | Anterior Pituitary | Estrogen secretion, follicle development, stimulation of sperm maturation | Follicle cells of ovaries & nurse cells of testes |
LH | Luteinizing hormone | Anterior Pituitary | Ovulation, formation of corpus luteum, secretion of progesterone | Follicle cells of ovaries & interstitial cells of testes |