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Site of Hormone Production
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Undergraduate 1
08/27/2011
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Term
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
 Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
 Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Growth hormone-releasing hormone
 Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Corticotropin-releasing hormone
 Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Somatostatin
 Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Vasopressin / Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
 Definition
Synthesized in the hypothalamus, released from the posterior pituitary
Term
Oxytocin
 Definition
Synthesized in the hypothalamus, released from the posterior pituitary
Term
Lutenizing hormone (LH)
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Growth hormone
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Prolactin
 Definition
Anterior pituitary
Term
Cortisol
 Definition
Adrenal glands
Term
Aldosterone
 Definition
Adrenal glands
Term
Epinephrine
 Definition
Adrenal glands
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Norepinephrine
 Definition
Adrenal glands
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Testosterone
 Definition
Testes (minor production in ovaries)
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Inhibin
 Definition
Testes and ovaries
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Estrogen
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Ovaries
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Progesterone
 Definition
Corpus luteum
Term
Triiodothyronine (T3)
 Definition
Thyroid
Term
Thyroxin (T4)
 Definition
Thyroid
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Parathyroid hormone
 Definition
Parathyroid
Term
Thrombopoietin
 Definition
Liver
Term
Renin
 Definition
Kidneys
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Erythropoietin
 Definition
Kidneys
Term
Prostaglandins
 Definition
Kidneys
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Glucagon
 Definition
Pancreas
Term
Insulin
 Definition
Pancreas
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