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| Stimulates and increase in size, causes bones to lengthen, targets epiphyseal disk, protein synthesis |
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| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
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| Stimulates thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone |
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| Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) |
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| Targets Adrenal Gland, increases a release of cortisol from adrenal gland |
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| 2 pituitary hormones (LH & FSH( |
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Women - Targets Ovaries & ovulation (causes mature egg to be released)
Men - Causes Testes to release testosterone |
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| Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
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Women- Targets ovaries, causes eggs to mature and develop
Men- Targets testes and causes sperm to be produced |
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| Targets Mammary tissue and milk production |
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| Contracts muscles in the uterine wall during labor and milk release; Targets smooth muscle (ie Uterus) |
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| Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| Helps retain water in Kidneys and results in increase blood pressure |
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| In plasma and tissue fluids and particularly effective against bacteria, viruses, and toxins |
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| Found in exocrine gland secretions, breats milk, tears, nasal fluid, gastric juice, intestinal juice, bile and urine |
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| Type of antibody present in plasma in response to contact with antigens (anti-A and anti-B) in food or bacteria |
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Found on the surfaces of most B cell, especially those of infants.
Important in activating B cells |
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| In exocrine secretions with IgA. Associated with allergic reasctions |
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