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  2. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    All of the functions of the pituitary gland can be adversely affected by an over- or under-production of associated hormones. The pituitary gland is important for mediating the stress response, via the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (HPA axis). Critically, pituitary gland growth during adolescence can be altered by early life stress ...

  3. Neuroendocrine cell - Wikipedia

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    Here hypothalamic neurosecretory cells release factors to the blood. Some of these factors (releasing hormones), released at the hypothalamic median eminence, control the secretion of pituitary hormones, while others (the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin) are released directly into the blood.

  4. Hypothalamic–pituitary hormone - Wikipedia

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    In posterior pituitary we have hormones that control absorption of water and oxytocin. Anterior hypophysis, neurosecretory cells which release hormones. There is a pituitary portal system, with which the hormones are transported. These hormones are prolactin, growth hormone, TSH, adrenocorticotropic hormone, FSH and LH.

  5. What Is Low Testosterone & What Causes It? - AOL

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    GnRH nudges the pituitary gland to produce luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). LH calls on the Leydig cells (also in the testes) to make testosterone.

  6. List of human hormones - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of hormones found in Humans. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. Spelling is not uniform for many hormones. For example, current North American and international usage uses [ citation needed ] estrogen and gonadotropin, while British usage retains the Greek digraph in oestrogen and favours the earlier spelling ...

  7. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Friday, January 17

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    - Hints, Clues and Answers to the NYT's 'Mini Crossword' Puzzle. Related: Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for Friday, January 17. Did You Miss a Few Days?

  8. Endocrine gland - Wikipedia

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    The hypothalamus regulates the hormonal output of the anterior pituitary and creates two hormones that it exports to the posterior pituitary for storage and later release. Four of the six anterior pituitary hormones are tropic hormones that regulate the function of other endocrine organs. Most anterior pituitary hormones exhibit a diurnal ...

  9. Category:Hormones of the pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    Hypothalamic–pituitary hormone This page was last edited on 4 November 2015, at 02:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...