hypothalamus/pituitary

anterior pituitary hormones list

ACTH

GH

FSH

LH

PRL

posterior pituitary hormones list

oxytocin

vasopressin

which hormones directly target tissues?

oxytocin

vasopressin

PRL

which hormones target endocrine glands to induce secondary hormone release?

ACTH

GH

FSH

LH

single-chain anterior pituitary hormones that activate the JAK/STAT pathway

GH

PRL

dimeric protein anterior pituitary hormones that activate GPCRs

TSH

FSH

LH

single-chain anterior pituitary hormones that are cleaved from a precursor and activates a GPCR

ACTH

GH is also known as:

somatotropin

growth hormone

rGH is also known as:

somatropin

recombinant growth hormone

semorelin is a:

GHRH analogue

IGF1

leads to bone/muscle growth

promotes GH

insulin-like growth factor 1

somatostatin analogs list

octreotide

lanreotide

bromocriptine

growth hormone antagonist that acts on D2 GPCRs

therapeutic tx for acromegaly/tumors

growth hormone antagonists list

octreotide

lanreotide

bromocriptine

pegvisomant

FSH/LH are released by the _______ and travel to the ______

anterior pituitary, gonads

GnRH is released by the ______ and travels to the _______

hypothalamus, anterior pituitary

after ovulation, the remaining follicle becomes:

corpus luteum

corpus luteum purpose

secretes estradiol/progesterone

hCG/human chorionic gonadotropin

stabilizes the corpus luteum

produced by the placenta during early pregnancy

rhCG purpose

supports luteal phase/implantation

stabilization of corpus luteum

FSH recombinant form(s)

urofollitropin (uFSH)

follitropin alfa

fillotropin beta

LH recombinant form(s)

leutropin alfa

menatropins therapeutic use

ovulation induction

GnRH analogs list

leuprolide

histrelin

nafrelin

triptorelin

goserelin

GnRH antagonists list

ganirelix

cetrorelix

degarelix

GnRH antagonist threapeutic use

tx of infertility

endometriosis

prostate cancer

precocious purity