Hormones in human body
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HORMONES NAME |
FUNCTION |
RELEASE BY |
WORK ON |
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Atrial natri-uretic factor(ANF) |
Decrease blood pressure |
heart |
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Adrenaline |
increase alertness, rate of respiration,raising of hairs,sweating |
adrenal gland |
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cholecystokinin(CCK) |
secrete pencreaticenzymes and bile juice |
endocrine cells of intestine |
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erythropoietin |
involved in formation of red blood cells(erythrocytes) |
kidney |
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estrogen |
stimulate growth oand activities of secondary sex organs of female |
ovary |
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follicle stimulating hormone |
stimulates the gonadal activities |
pituitary gland |
gonads |
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growth hormone |
stimulates the growth of the body |
pituitary gland |
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gonadotrophin releasing hormone(GnRH) |
stimulates pituitary synthesis andrelease of LH and FSH |
hypothalamus |
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glucagon |
increase glucose level in blood(by converting glycogen into glucose) |
pancreas |
liver cells |
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gastric inhibitory peptide(GIP) |
inhibit gastric secretion |
endocrine cells of intestine |
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insulin |
decrease glucose level in blood(by converting glucose into glycogen) |
pancreas |
liver cells |
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luteinizing hormone(LH) |
stimulates gonadal activities |
pituitory gland |
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melanocyte stimulating hormone(MSH) |
stimulates the formation of melanin |
pituitory gland |
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melatonin |
regulation of diurnal rhythm of our body |
pineal gland |
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| noradrenaline | increase alertness and rate of respiration, raising of hairs | adrenal gland | heart | |
| oxytocin | stimulates muscle contraction | pituitary gland | ||
| prolactin(PRL) | regulation of growth of mammary glands and formation of milk in them | pituitary gland | mammary gland | |
| parathyroid hormone(PTH) | stimulates the Ca2+ions in blood | parathyroid gland | ||
| progesterone | support pregnancy | ovary | ||
| thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) | stimulates the secretion of thyroid hormones | pituitary gland | thyroid gland | |
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triiodothyronine(T3) |
regulate metabolism of carbohydrates | thyroid gland | ||
| tetraiodothyronine(T4) | maintenance of water and electrolytes | thyroid gland | ||
| thymosin | regulate differentiation of T-lymphocytes | thymus | ||
| vasopressin | stimulatethe resorption of water and electrolytes by distal tubules of kidney | pituitary gland |
