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Promotes long bones
Stimulates body growth through protein sysnthesis, stimulates lipolysis, stimulates secretion of IGF-1, inhibits action of insulin on carbohydrates, and lipid metabolism

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Growth hormone or (STH) Somatotropic Hormone

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Stimulates adrenal cortex to produce glucocorticoids

Maintains size of zona fasiculata and zona reticularis of cortex

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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Stimulates Production of thyroid hormones by thyroid follicular cells, maintain size of follicular cells, increase in metabolism

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THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)

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Thyroid hormones

What is T3 and T4?

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T3 - triiodothyronine

T4 - thyroxine

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Stimulates the ovary to produce grafian follicle

In male, it regulates spermatogenesis in testis

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(FSH) FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE

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stimulates ovulation in the maturing graafian follicle and formation of ovarian corpus lureum

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(LH) LUTEINIZING HORMONE

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Stimulates prodn of estrogen and progesterone by ovary

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(LH) LUTEINIZING HORMONE

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Stimulates testosterone production by testis

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(LH) LUTEINIZING HORMONE

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Stimulates production and maintains milk secretion in lactating mammary gland

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PROLACTIN OR (LTH) LUTEOTROPIC HORMONE

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Skin pigmentation ( melanin)

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(MSH) MELANOCYTE STIMULTING HORMONE

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Stimulates milk ejection in lactating females

Contarction of uterus at parturition for fetal expulsion

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Oxytocin

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Maintenance of body water through reabsorption

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VASOPRESSIN OR ANTI-DIURETIC HORMONE (ADH)

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STH target organ

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Bone and muscle cells

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ACTH target organ

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Adrenal gland (cortex)

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TSH target organ

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Thyroid gland

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FSH target organ

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Ovarian follicle

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LH target organ

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Ovarian follicle

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Prolactin or LTH target organ

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Mammary gland

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MSH target organ

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Skin (Melanocytes)

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Oxytocin target organ

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Mammary gland

Uterus

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Vasopressin or ADH trget organ

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Kidney

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STH

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Somatotropic hormone

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ACTH

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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TSH

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Thyroid stimulating hormone

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FSH

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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LH

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Luteinizing hormone

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LTH

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Luteotropic hormone

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MSH

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Melanocyte stimulating hormone

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ADH

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Anti-diuretic hormone

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ADH

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Anti-diuretic hormone

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