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PGY 412: Physiology Hormones
Oxytocin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Posterior Pituitary
Target: Brest and uterus
Effects: Milk ejection, labor, and delivery
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Prolactin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Brest
Effects: Milk production
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Growth Hormone
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Liver, many tissues
Effects: Growth factor secretion; Growth and metabolism
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Corticotropin (ACTH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Adrenal Cortex
Effects: Cortisol release
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Thyrotropin (TSH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Thyroid Gland
Effects: Thyroid hormone synthesis
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Follicle Stiulating Hormone
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Gonads
Effects: Egg or sperm production
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Lutenizing Hormone
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Gonads
Effects: Egg or sperm production
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Triiodothyronine
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Amide
Location: Thyroid Gland
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Metabolism, growth, and development
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Thyroxine
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Amide
Location: Thyroid Gland
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Metabolism, growth, and development
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Calcitonin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Tyroid Gland
Target: Bone
Effects: Plasma calcium levels
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Parathyroid Hormone
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Parathyroid Gland
Target: Bone, kidney
Effects: Regulate plasma Ca2+ and phosphate levels
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Insulin-Like Growth Factors
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Protein/Peptie
Location: Liver
Target: Many tissues
Effects: Growth
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Insulin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Pancreas
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Metabolism of glucose and other nutrients
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Glucagon
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Pancreas
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Metabolism of glucose and other nutrients
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Cortisol
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Steriod
Location: Adreanl Cortex
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Stress Response
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Epinephrine
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Amide
Location: Adrenal Medulla
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Fight-or-Flight response
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Calciferol (1,25(OH)2D3)
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Steriod
Location: Kidney
Target: Intestine
Effects: Increase calcium absorption
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Progesterone
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Steriod
Location: Ovaries
Target: Many Tissues
Effects: Egg production, secondary sex characteristics
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Leptin
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Location: Adipose Tissue
Target: Hypothalamus; Other tissues
Effects: Food intake. metabolism, reproduction
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Chorionic Gonadotropin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Placenta
Target: Corpus Luteum
Effects: Hormone secretion
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Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Hypothalamus
Target: Anterior Pituitary
Effects: Regulates secretin of ACTH
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Dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA)
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Steriod
Location: Adrenal glands, gonads and brain
Effects: Dietary Supplement
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Estradiol
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Steriod
Location: Adrenal Cortex and Gonads
Effects: Form estrogen in ovaries and adrenal cortex
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Ghrelin
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Stomach
Effects: Increases hunger
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Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Anterior Pituitary
Target: Hypothalamus
Effects: Stimulates the release of gonadotropins
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GHIH (Somatostatin)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Stomach, intestines
Target: Anterior Pituitary and GI system
Effects: Inhibits the release of growth hormones
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Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH)
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Amino Acid Peptide
Location: Hypothalamus
Target: Anterior Pituitary
Effects: Stimulates growth hormone secretion
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Prolactin Inhibiting Hormone (Dopamine; PIH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: Hypothalamus
Target: Anterior Pituitary
Effects: Inhibits prolactin secretion
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Testosterone
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Steriod
Location: Testes/ovaries
Effects: Sex hormone (Dom. in males) Increased muscle mass, bone mass and increased body hair
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Thyroid Hormone (T4&T3)
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Amide
Location: Thyroid Gland
Effects: Produces Iodine
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Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone (TRH)
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Protein/Peptide
Location: hypothalamus
Target: Anterior Pituitary
Effects: regulates the release of TSH
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