Producing Cell Types of Hormones

Somatotrope

What is the producing cell type of Growth Hormone?

Thyrotrope

What is the producing cell type of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone?

Corticotrope

What is the producing cell type of Adrenocorticotropic Hormone?

Melanotrope

What is the producing cell type of Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone?

Lactotrope

What is the producing cell type of Prolactin?

Gonadotrope

What is the producing cell type of Follicle Stimulating Hormone?

Gonadotrope

What is the producing cell type of Luteinizing Hormone?

Gonadotrope

What is the producing cell type of Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone?

Neurons of the paraventricular nucleus

What is the producing cell type of Oxytocin?

Supraoptic Nucleus

What is the producing cell type of Antidiuretic Hormone?

Pinealocyte

What is the producing cell type of Melatonin?

Follicular Cells

What is the producing cell type of Thyroid Hormone?

Parafollicular Cells

What is the producing cell type of Calcitonin?

Chief Cells AKA Principal Cells

What is the producing cell type of Parathyroid Hormone?

Thymocytes

What is the producing cell type of the Thymic Hormones?

Cells of the Zona Glanerulosa

What is the producing cell type of the Mineralocorticoids?

Cells of the Zona Fasciculata

What is the producing cell type of the Glucocorticoids?

Cells of the Zona Reticularis

What is the producing cell type of the Gonadocorticoids?

Chromaffin Cells

What is the producing cell type of Epinephrine?

Adrenergic Sympathetic Neurons

What is the producing cell type of Norepinephrine?

Beta Cells (80% of population)

What is the producing cell type of Insulin?

Alpha Cells (15% of population)

What is the producing cell type of Glucagon?

Delta Cells (5% of population)

What is the producing cell type of Somatostatin?

PP Cells (<1% of all cells)

AKA Gamma Cells

What is the producing cell type of Pancreatic Polypeptide?

Interstitial Cells of the Testes

What is the producing cell type of Testosterone?

Follicular Cells

What is the producing cell type of Estrogen?

Follicular Cells of the Corpus Luteum

What is the producing cell type of Progesterone?

Cells of the Chorionic Villi

What is the producing cell type of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?

Cells of the Chorionic Villi

What is the producing cell type of Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin?

Cells of the Chorionic Villi

What is the producing cell type of Human Chorionic Thyrotropin?

Cells of the Chorionic Villi

What is the producing cell type of Relaxin?

Keratinocytes

What is the producing cell type of Cholecalciferol?

Cardiocytes in the Atrium

What is the producing cell type of Atrial Naturietic Peptide?

Kidney Tubular Cells

What is the producing cell type of Erythropoietin?

Juxtaglomerular Cells

What is the producing cell type of Renin?

G Cells

What is the producing cell type of Gastrin?

G Cells

What is the producing cell type of Ghrelin?

I Cells

What is the producing cell type of Cholecytokinin?

K Cells

What is the producing cell type of Gastric Inhibitory Peptide?

S Cells

What is the producing cell type of Secretin?

Osteoblasts

What is the producing cell type of Osteocalcin?

Adipocytes

What is the producing cell type of Leptin?

Adipocytes

What is the producing cell type of Resistin?

Adipocytes

What is the producing cell type of Adiponectin?