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Anti-diuretic hormone |
A hormone released by the pituitary gland regulating water excretion in the kidneys, and blood pressure. |
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Anti-Müllerian hormone |
A hormone, that provokes the regression of male fetal Müllerian ducts. |
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Estradiol |
A steroid and estrogen sex hormone produced in the ovaries of females. |
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Estriol |
A dominant estrogen during pregnancy, and is secreted mainly by the placenta. |
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Estrogen |
The primary female sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. |
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Estrone |
An estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary and adipose tissue. |
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Follicle-stimulating hormone |
FSH is a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It regulates the development, growth, pubertal matur and reproductive functions of the body |
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
A releasing hormone responsible for the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary. |
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Growth hormone |
Hormone that is synthesized by the anterior pituitary gland and helps to maintain normal body structure and metabolism. |
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Human chorionic gonadotropin |
A hormone that supports the normal development of an egg in a woman's ovary, and stimulates the release of the egg during ovulation. |
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Hypothalamic-pituitary axis |
A complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among two endocrine glands: the hypothalamus, and the pituitary gland. |
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Insulin |
A peptide hormone that decreases blood glucose levels. |
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Luteinizing hormone |
A hormone, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in females, and the production of androgens in males. |
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Oxytocin |
A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk. |
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Progesterone |
Steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy. |
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Prolactine |
A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females. |
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Testosterone |
Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male. |
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Thyroid hormones |
Tyrosine-based hormones produced by thyroid gland and that regulate metabolism, heat production, protein synthesis, and many other body functions. |
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Thyroid-stimulating hormone |
A hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroxine, and then triiodothyronine, which stimulates the metabolism of tissue in the body. |
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone |
A releasing hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the release of thyrotropin (TSH) and prolactin from the anterior pituitary. |
