Endocrine Glands & Their Hormones
  1. Hypothalamus:
    • Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH)
    • Growth Hormone-Inhibiting Hormone (GHIH or somatostatin)
    • Prolactin-Releasing Hormone (PRH)
    • Prolactin-Inhibiting Hormone (PIH or dopamine)
    • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH)
    • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)
    • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)
    • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH)
    • * Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)... produced by hypothalamus; released by posterior pituitary
    • * Oxytocin... produced by hypothalamus; released by posterior pituitary

  2. Anterior Pituitary:
    • Growth Hormone (GH)
    • Prolactin (PRL)
    • Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
    • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
    • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
    • Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
    • * Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone (MSH)... very low plasma levels in humans; hormonal activity appears insignificant

  3. Posterior Pituitary:
    • * Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)... produced by hypothalamus; released by posterior pituitary
    • * Oxytocin... produced by hypothalamus; released by posterior pituitary

  4. Thyroid Gland:
    • Thyroid Hormone
      • Triiodothyronine (T3)
      • Thyroxine (T4)
    • Calcitonin

  5. Parathyroid Gland:
    • Parathyroid Hormone

  6. Adrenal Medulla:
    • Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
    • Norepinephrine (Noradrenaline)

  7. Adrenal Cortex:
    • Mineralocorticoids (e.g.: Aldosterone)
    • Glucocorticoids (e.g.: Cortisol (Hydrocortisone))
    • Adrenal androgens (Gonadocorticoids; e.g.: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA))

  8. Pancreas:
    • Insulin
    • Glucagon

  9. Thymus:
    • Thymosin
    • Thymopoietin
    • Thymic Factor (TF)
    • Thymic Humoral Factor (THF)

  10. Pineal Gland:
    • Melatonin

  11. Ovaries:
    • Estrogens (estradiol & estrone)
    • Progesterone

  12. Testes:
    • Testosterone

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