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Hormones
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Biology
11th Grade
03/26/2009

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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
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Hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, raises TSH
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
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Hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, raises FSH ans LH
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone
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Anterior pituitary, thyroid, raises t3, t4, and thyroxine
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Prolactin
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Anterioir Pituitary, mammary glands, raises milk production
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Oxytocin
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Anterior pituitary?, uterus, uterine contractions
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triiodothyronin (active t3) and thyroxine (t4)
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Thyroid, all tissues, raises metabolism
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Calcitonin
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Thyroid, bone, lowers Ca+2 in blood
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Parathyroid hormone
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Parathyroid, bone and kidneys, raises Ca+2 in blood
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Aldosterone
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Adrenals, kidney, raises blood pressure
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Glucocorticoids (Cortisol)
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Adrenals, all tissues, anti-inflammatory
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Epinephhrine
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Adrenals, all tissues, raises metabolism
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Insulin
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Pancreas, liver, muscle, and fat, lowers glucose
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Glucagon
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Pancreas, liver, muscles, and fat, raises glucose
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estrogens and progesterone
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Gonads, Ovaries, female 2nd sex
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androgens (testosterone)
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Gonads, testes, male 2nd sex
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melatonin
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Pineal, brain, circadian rhythm
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