Hypothalamus hormones

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Hypothalamus

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Direct control by nervous system

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Indirect control through release of regulatory hormones

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Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

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Growth Hormone-releasing hormone (GH-RH)

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Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GH-IH)

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Prolactin-releasing hormone (PRH)

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Prolactin-Inhibiting hormone (PIH)

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

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Direct release of hormones

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Sensory stimulation

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Osmoreceptor stimulation

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Adrenal glands

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Adrenal medulla

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ACTH

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Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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Regulatory hormones are released into the hypophyseal portal system for delivery to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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Posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

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ADH

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Adrenal cortex

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TSH

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GH

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OXT

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Kidneys

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Thyroid gland

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Liver

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PRL

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FSH

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LH

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MSH

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Males: smooth muscle in ductless deferents and prostate

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Glucocorticoids (steroid hormones)

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Thyroid hormones

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Bone, muscle, other tissues

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Mammary glands

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Somatomedins

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Inhibin

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Testosterone

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Testes of male

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Estrogen

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Progesterone

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Inhibin

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Ovaries in females

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Melanocytes (uncertain significance in healthy adults)

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Females: uterine smooth muscle and mammary glands

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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Growth hormone

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Prolactin

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Follicle-stimulating hormone

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Luteinizing hormone

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Melanocyte-stimulating hormone

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Antidiuretic hormone

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Oxytocin