Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Endocrine Glands, Hormones
- Anterior Pituitary Gland
- Growth Hormone
- Targets most tissues
- Thyroid-stimulating
hormone(TSH)
- Targets Thyroid Gland
- Adrenocorticotropic
Hormone(ACTH)
- Targets Adrenal Cortex
- Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone(MSH)
- Targets Melanocytes in skin
- Luteinizing hormone(LH) or interstitial
cell-stimulating hormone (ISCH)
- Targets Ovary in females, testis in males
- Follicle-stimulating
hormone(FSH)
- Targets Follicles in ovary in females,
seminiferous tubules in males
- Prolactin
- Targets Ovary and mammary gland in
females, testis in males
- Posterior Pituitary Gland
- Antidiuretic hormone(ADH)
- Targets Kidney
- Oxytocin
- Targets Uterus and mammary Gland
- Thyroid Gland
- Thyroid hormones(thyroxine,
triiodothyronine)
- Targets most cells of the body
- Calcitonin
- Targets primarily bone
- Parathyroid Gland
- Parathyroid hormone
- Targets bone, kidney
- Adrenal medulla
- Epinephrine mostly, some norepinephrine
- Targets heart, blood vessels, liver, fat cells
- Adrenal cortex
- Mineralocorticoids(aldosterone)
- Targets kidneys, intestine and sweat glands
- Glucocorticoids(cortisol)
- Targets most tissues(liver, fat, skeletal
muscle, immune tissues)
- Adrenal androgens
- Targets most tissues
- Pancreas
- Insulin
- Targets liver, skeletal muscle,
adipose tissue
- Glucagon
- Targets primarily liver
- Testes
- Testosterone
- Targets most tissues
- Ovaries
- Estrogens, progesterone
- Targets most tissues
- Uterus, ovaries,
inflamed tissues
- Prostaglandins
- Targets most tissues
- Thymus
- Thymosin
- Targets Immune tissues
- Pineal Gland
- Melatonin
- Targets among others,
hypothalamus