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Endocrine system |
Cells, tissues, and, organs that comprise it, collectively called endocrine glands, secrete substances into the interval environment |
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Hormones |
Secreted substance in the endocrine system. It is diffuse from the interstitial fluid into the bloodstream and eventually act on cells called target cells some distance away |
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Paracrine secretion |
Enters the interstitial fluid but affects the neighboring cells |
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Autocrine secretion |
Enters the interstitial fluid and only affects the secreting cells |
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Corticotropin-releasing (CTH) |
Hypothalamus |
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Gonadotropin-releasing (GnRH) |
Hypothalamus |
Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) |
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Somatostatin (SS) |
Hypothalamus |
Growth hormone release releasing - inhibiting hormone (GRIH) |
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Growth hormone- releasing hormone (GHRH) |
Hypothalamus |
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Prolactin releasing - inhibiting hormone (PIH) |
Hypothalamus |
Dopamine |
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Prolactin-releasing factor |
Hypothalamus |
Factor is used because a specific prolactin-releasing hormone has not yet been identified |
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) |
Hypothalamus |
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
Corticotropin |
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
Follitropin |
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Growth hormone (GH) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
Somatotropin (STH) |
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Luteinizing hormone (LH) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
Lutropin, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH) |
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Prolactin (PRL) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
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Thyroid-Stimulating hormone (TSH) |
Anterior pituitary gland |
Thyrotropin |
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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
Posterior pituitary gland |
Vasopressin |
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Oxytocin (OT) |
Posterior pituitary gland |
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Calcitonin |
Thyroid gland |
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Thyroxine. (T4) |
Thyroid gland |
Tetraiodothyronine |
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Triilodothyronine (T3) |
Thyroid gland |
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
Parathyroid gland |
Parathormone |
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Epinephrine (EPI) |
Adrenal medulla |
Adrenalin |
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Norepinephrine (NE) |
Adrenal medulla |
Noradrenalin |
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Aldosterone |
Adrenal cortex |
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Cortisol |
Adrenal cortex |
Hydrocortisone |
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Glucagon |
Pancreas |
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Insulin |
Pancreas |
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Somatostatin (SS) |
Pancreas |
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