Hormones

Prolactin

Stimulates milk production

Glucagon

Raises blood glucose

Melatonin

Involved in biological rhythms

Growth hormone

Stimulates growth

Parathyroid hormone

Raises blood calcium levels

Luteinizing hormone

Stimulates ovaries and testes

Adrenocorticotropic hormone

Stimulates adrenal cortex to secrete glucocorticoids

Oxytocin

Stimulates contraction of the uterus

Calcitonin

Reduces blood calcium levels

Insulin

Reduces blood glucose

Antidiuretic hormone

Promotes retention of water via kidneys

Thyroxine

Stimulates metabolism

Thymosin

Programs T lymphocytes

Androgens

Support sperm formation

Follicle stimulating hormone

Stimulates production of ova and sperm

Pineal gland

Melatonin

Anterior pituitary

Adrenocorticotropic hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, growth hormone, luteinizing hormone, prolactin

Posterior pituitary

Antidiuretic hormone, oxytocin

Thyroid

Calcitonin, thyroxine (T4)

Adrenal cortex

Androgens

Adrenal medulla

Epinephrine, norepinephrine

Pancreas

Glucagon, insulin

Thymus

Thymosin

Ovary

Estrone, estradiol, progesterone

Testes

Testerone