Endocrine glands

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anterior pituitary hormones

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

Growth hormone (GH)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Prolactin (PRL)

Prolactin (PRL)

Posterior pituitary hormones

antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin

Pineal hormone

melatonin

Thyroid hormones

T3, T4, calcitonin

Parathyroid hormones

parathyroid hormone (PTH)

Pancreas hormones

insulin and glucagon

adrenal cortex hormones

cortisol (glucocorticoid) and aldosterone (mineralocorticoid)

Adrenal medulla hormones

epinephrine and norepinephrine

Thymus hormones

thymosin and thymopoietin

T3 and T4 cell type

follicle cells

calcitonin cell type

parafollicular cells

Parathyroid cell type

chief cells

Insulin cell type

beta cells

Glucagon cell type

alpha cells

Norepinephrine/epinephrine cell type

chromaffin

thymosin cell type

helper T cells

thyroid gland epithelium

simple cuboidal epithelium

adrenal cortex epithelium

cuboidal to columnar

pituitary gland epithelium

generally cuboidal in glandular area

Islets of Langerhans

cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ

adrenocorticotropic hormone cell type

corticotrophs

Thyroid stimulating hormone cell type

thyrotroph

Follicle stim. and Luteinizing hormone cell type

gondaotroph

growth hormone cell type

somatotrophs

prolactin cell type

lactotrophs

Melatonin cell type

pinealocytes

androgens

male sex hormones

Heart hormone

atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)

Kidney hormone

renin and erythropoietin