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Parent topics

• Hormone [r]: A chemical director of biological activity that travels through some portion of the body as a messenger. ^[e]
• Peptide [r]: Compound containing two or more amino acids linked by a peptide bond, called dipeptide, tripeptide, etc., depending on the number of amino acids present. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Antimullerian hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (AMH, also mullerian inhibiting factor or hormone)
• Adiponectin [r]: Add brief definition or description (also Acrp30)
• Adrenocorticotropic hormone [r]: Hormone secreted by the corticotrophs of the anterior pituitary gland in response to physical or emotional stress. ^[e] (ACTH, also corticotropin)
• Angiotensinogen [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Angiotensin [r]: Oligopeptides which are important in the regulation of blood pressure (vasoconstriction) and fluid homeostasis via the renin-angiotensin system. These include angiotensins derived naturally from precursor angiotensinogen, and those synthesized. ^[e]
• Atrial-natriuretic peptide [r]: Add brief definition or description (ANP, also atriopeptin)
• Calcitonin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Cholecystokinin [r]: Peptide hormone synthesised by L-cells in the mucosal epithelium of the duodenum, and secreted in response to the presence of partially digested lipids and proteins. ^[e] (CCK)
• Corticotropin-releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (CRH)
• Erythropoietin [r]: A protein hormone produced by the kidneys in response to hypoxia; it is essential for normal development and maturation of red blood cells (RBC). ^[e] (EPO)
• Follicle-stimulating hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (FSH)
• Gastrin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ghrelin [r]: A hormone produced by P/D1 cells lining the fundus of the human stomach that stimulate appetite. ^[e]
• Glucagon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Gonadotropin-releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (GnRH)
• Growth hormone-releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (GHRH)
• Human chorionic gonadotropin [r]: Add brief definition or description (hCG)
• Growth hormone [r]: A peptide hormone that is made in and secreted from the somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland, and which is essential for regulating post-natal growth in all mammals. ^[e] (GH or hGH)
• Inhibin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Insulin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Insulin-like growth factor [r]: Add brief definition or description (IGF, also somatomedin)
• Leptin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Luteinising hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (LH)
• Melanocyte stimulating hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (MSH or α-MSH)
• Neuropeptide Y [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Oxytocin [r]: Add brief definition or description produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary
• Parathyroid hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description(PTH)
• Prolactin [r]: Add brief definition or description (PRL), anterior pituitary
• Relaxin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Secretin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Somatostatin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Thrombopoietin [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Thyroid-stimulating hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (TSH)
• Thyrotropin-releasing hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description (TRH)
• Vasopressin [r]: Add brief definition or description(arginine vasopressin, AVP; formerly known as antidiuretic hormone, ADH), produced in the hypothalamus secreted from the posterior pituitary

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• Steroid hormone [r]: Add brief definition or description