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  2. Pituitary gland - Wikipedia

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    Hormones secreted from the pituitary gland help to control growth, blood pressure, energy management, all functions of the sex organs, thyroid gland, metabolism, as well as some aspects of pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, water/salt concentration at the kidneys, temperature regulation, and pain relief.

  3. Endocrine gland - Wikipedia

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    Endocrine glands are ductless glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood. The major glands of the endocrine system include the pineal gland , pituitary gland , pancreas , ovaries , testicles , thyroid gland , parathyroid gland , hypothalamus and adrenal glands .

  4. Anterior pituitary - Wikipedia

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    The anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is a major organ of the endocrine system.The anterior pituitary is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis) which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.

  5. We all need HGH, the hormone responsible for growth. What ...

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    HGH is a hormone that’s naturally produced by your pituitary gland (a small gland nested at the base of the brain), says Dr. Farah Khatoon, DO, MPH, a pediatric endocrinologist with Lurie ...

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

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    The hypothalamus produces and releases gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). GnRH nudges the pituitary gland to produce luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).

  7. Growth hormone - Wikipedia

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    Genes for human growth hormone, known as growth hormone 1 (somatotropin; pituitary growth hormone) and growth hormone 2 (placental growth hormone; growth hormone variant), are localized in the q22-24 region of chromosome 17 [7] [8] and are closely related to human chorionic somatomammotropin (also known as placental lactogen) genes.

  8. Decades-old human growth hormone treatments linked to five ...

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    Scientists extracted the hormone from the cadavers’ pituitary glands, located at the base of the brain. ... Human growth hormone produced by grinding up a human pituitary gland in a blender in ...

  9. Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis - Wikipedia

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    The anterior portion of the pituitary gland produces luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and the gonads produce estrogen and testosterone. In oviparous organisms (e.g. fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds), the HPG axis is commonly referred to as the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal-liver axis (HPGL-axis) in females ...