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| Type of hormone that regulates the activity of the ovaries and testes; principally, follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. |
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| Chemical signal that regulates mitosis and differentation of cells that have receptors for it; important in such processes as fetal development, tissue maintenance and repair, and hematopoiesis; sometimes a contributing factor in cancer. |
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| Hormone released by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that promotes the growth of the organism; also known as somatotropin. |
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| Substance secreted by an endocrine gland that is transmitted in the blood or body fluids. |
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| HYPOTHALAMIC-INHIBITING HORMONE |
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| One of many hormones produced by the hypothalamus that inhibits the secretion of an anterior pituitary hormone. |
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| HYPOTHALAMIC-RELEASING HORMONE |
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| One of many hormones produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the secretion of an anterior pituitary hormone. |
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| Region of the brain; the floor of the third ventricle that helps maintain homeostasis. |
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| Hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates glucose storage in the liver and glucose uptake by cells. |
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| Hormone produced by adipose tissue that acts on the hypothalamus to signal satiety. |
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| Hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, that is involved in biorhythms. |
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| Hormones the adrenal cortex secretes that influence the concentrations of electrolytes in body fluids. |
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| Hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla to help initiate the "fight-or-flight" reaction. |
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| Female gonad; the organ that produces eggs, estrogen, and progesterone. |
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| Hormone released by the posterior pituitary that causes contraction of uterus and milk letdown. |
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| Endocrine organ located near the stomach that secretes digestive enzymes into the duodenum and produces hormones, notably insulin. |
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| PANCREATIC ISLETS (OF LANGERHANS) |
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| Distinctive groups of cells within the pancreas that secrete insulin and glucagon. |
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| One of four small endocrine glands embedded in the posterior portion of the thyroid gland. |
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| Hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that raises the blood calcium level primarily by stimulating reabsorption of bone. |
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| Type of hormone that is a protein, a peptide, or derived from an amino acid. |
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| Small endocrine gland, located in the third ventricle of the brain, that secretes melatonin and is involved in biorhythms. |
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