Endocrinology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adrenal cortex | (5) cortisol, aldosterone, corticosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione |
| Adrenal medulla | (2) epinephrine, norepinephrine |
| GI-tract | (7) gastrin, ghrelin, secretin, cholecystokinin (CCK), glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide (GIP), gluacogon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), motilin |
| Ovaries | (4) estradiol, progesterone, inhibin, relaxin |
| Testes | (4) testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, inhibin, müllerian-inhibiting substance (MIS) |
| Heart | (1) atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) |
| Hypothalamus | (6) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), growth hormone releasing-hormone (GHRH), somatostatin (SS), gonadotropin releasing-hormone (GnRH), dopamine (DA) |
| Kidneys | (2) Erythropoietin (EPO), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D |
| Liver | (1) Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) |
| Pancreas | (3) Insulin, glucagon, somatostatin (SS) |
| Parathyroids | (1) Parathyroid hormone (PTH) |
| Anterior pituitary gland | (6) Growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone |
| Posterior pituitary gland | (2) oxytocin, vasopressin (ADH - antiduretic hormone) |
| Thyroid | (2) thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) |
| Blood cells | (1) angiotensin II |
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