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Endocrine hormones

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