Endocrine System Hormone Names, Abbreviations, and Sources PDF

Title	Endocrine System Hormone Names, Abbreviations, and Sources
Author	Kayla Jones
Course	Anatomy And Physiology I
Institution	Middle Georgia State University
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Endocrine System Hormones Names, Abbreviations, and Sources ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (corticotropin) Anterior Pituitary FSH:

Follicle-stimulating hormone Anterior Pituitary

GH:

Growth hormone (somatotropin) Anterior Pituitary

LH:

Luteinizing hormone Anterior Pituitary

PRL:

Prolactin Anterior Pituitary

TSH:

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin) Anterior Pituitary

ADH:

Anti-diuretic hormone (arginine vasopressin) Posterior Pituitary

OT:

Oxytocin Posterior Pituitary

CRH:

Corticotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalamus

GHRH: Growth hormone-releasing hormone Hypothalamus GnRH: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalamus PIH:

Prolactin-inhibiting hormone (dopamine) Hypothalamus

TRH:

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone Hypothalamus

DHEA: Dehydroepiandosterone Adrenal Cortex NE:

Norepinephrine Adrenal Medulla

T3:

Triiodothyronine Thyroid

T4:

Thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine) Thyroid

TH:

Thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) Thyroid

PTH:

Parathyroid hormone (parathormone) Parathyroids

ANP:

Atrial natriuretic peptide Heart

EPO:

Erythropoietin Kidney, Liver

IGFs:

Insulin-like growth factors (somatomedins) Liver, other tissues...