Endocrine Flashcards
ADH
Antidiuretic hormone
(vasopressin)
Anterior pituitary
ACTH
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
(Cortiotropin)
Anterior pituitary
ANF
Atrial natriuretic factor
Source heart
CRH
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
Source hypothalamus
FSH
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Source anterior pituitary
GH
Growth hormone
(Somatotropin)
Anterior pituitary
GHIH
Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone
(Somatostatin)
Source hypothalamus
GnRH
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Source - hypothalamus
LH
Luteinizing Hormone
Source - Anterior pituitary
OT
Oxytosin
source - Posterior pituitary
PIF
Prolactin- inhibiting factor
source - hypothalamus
PRF
Prolacting-releasing factor
source - hypothalamus
PRL
Prolactin (luteotropin)
Source - anterior pituitary
PTH
Parathyroid hormone (parathromone) source - parathyroids
T3
triiodothyroine
source - thyroid