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ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone

nervous system of hormones
Indirect control through release
of regulatory hormones

TSH
GH
PRL
FSH
LH
MSH
ADH

Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Prolactin
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Antidiuretic hormone

Adenohypophysis
of pituitary gland

Neurohypophysis
of pituitary gland

Suprarenal
medulla

ADH

Suprarenal
gland

ACTH

Kidneys

Suprarenal
cortex GH

TSH

Oxytocin

Liver

MSH

Males:Smooth
muscle in ductus
deferens and
prostate gland

PRL

LH

FSH

Epinephrine and
norepinephrine

Somatomedins

Thyroid
gland

Females: Uterine
smooth muscle and
mammary glands

Glucocorticoids
(cortisol,
corticosterone)

Melanocytes (uncertain
significane in healthy
adults)

Bone, muscle,
other tissues

Ovaries
of female

Testes
of male

Mammary
glands

Thyroid
hormones (T 3 ,T 4 )

Inhibin Testosterone Estrogen Progesterone Inhibin

Figure 5.4 Pituitary hormones and their targets.
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