Hormones Flashcards
melatonin
pineal gland; brain and other tissues; circadian rhythms, immune function, antioxidant
oxytocin
posterior pituitary; breast and uterus; milk ejection, labor and delivery; behaviour
vasopressin
posterior pituitary; kidney; water reabsorption
prolactin
anterior pituitary; breast; milk production
growth hormone (somatotropin)
anterior pituitary; liver and many tissues; growth factor secretion (liver), growth and metabolism (other tissues)
corticotropin (acth)
anterior pituitary; adrenal cortex; cortisol release
thyrotropin (tsh)
anterior pituitary; thyroid gland; thyroid hormone synthesis
follicle-stimulation hormone
anterior pituitary; gonads; egg or sperm production, sex hormone production
luteinizing hormone
anterior pituitary; gonads; sex hormone production, egg or sperm production
triiodothyronine and thyroxine
thyroid gland; many tissues; metabolism, growth and development
calcitonin
thyroid gland; bone; plasma calcium levels (minimal effect in humans)
parathyroid hormone
parathyroid gland; bone, kidney; regulates plasma CA2+ levels and phosphate levels
thymosin, thymopoietin
thymus gland; lymphocytes; lymphocyte development
atrial natriuretic peptide
heart; kidneys; increases NA+ secretion
angiotensinogen
liver; adrenal cortex, blood vessels; aldosterone secretion, increases bloop pressure