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Growth hormone

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AP; bone and muscle growth

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Prolactin

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AP; milk production and secretion

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

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AP; adrenal cortex to synthesize and secrete glucocorticoids

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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AP; thyroid to produce thyroid hormone

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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AP; ovulation in females, testosterone synthesis in males

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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

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AP; follicle maturation in females, spermatogenesis in males

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Oxytocin

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Hypothalamus; stored in PP; uterine contractions during labor, milk secretion during lactation

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Vasopressin (ADH)

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Hypothalamus; stored in PP; water reabsorption in kidney

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Thyroid hormone

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Thyroid; metabolic activity

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Calcitonin

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Thyroid; decrease blood calcium levels

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Parathyroid hormone

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Parathyroid; increase blood calcium levels

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Glucocorticoids

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Adrenal Cortex; increase blood glucose level and decrease protein synthesis

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Mineralocorticoids

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Increase water reabsorption in kidneys

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Epinephrine; norepinephrine

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Adrenal Medulla; increase blood glucose levels, decrease protein synthesis

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Glucagon

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Pancreas; conversion of glycogen to glucose, increase blood glucose

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Insulin

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Pancreas; lower blood glucose, increase storage of glycogen

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Somatostatin

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Pancreas; suppress secretion of glucagon and insulin

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Testosterone

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Testis; male secondary sexual characteristics

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Estrogen

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Ovary/placenta; female secondary sexual characteristics

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Progesterone

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Ovary/placenta; growth, maintenance of endometrium

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Melatonin

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Pineal; unclear in humans

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Atrial natriuretic hormone

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Heart; osmoregulation

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Thymosin

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Thymus; T lymphocyte development

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