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A precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which is involved with calcium homeostasis, and is produced by

...ant sulphur compounds, especially for the first synthesis of a polypeptide hormone".

A type of cellular communication in which a hormone binds to receptors on and affects the function of the cell type that produc

In medicine, '''incretins''' are [[peptide]] [[hormone]]s which "stimulate [[insulin]] release from the pancreatic beta cells foll

A [[peptide hormone]] that is made in and secreted from the somatotroph cells of the anterior [

Peptide hormone synthesised by L-cells in the mucosal epithelium of the duodenum, and secre

...cipally for weight loss but also for possible metabolic benefits involving hormone secretion or suppression

...s with important roles in appetite regulation and in the control of growth hormone secretion and prolactin secretion.

...express the pro-opiomelanocorticoid (POMC gene), which encodes a precursor hormone (POMC) from which ACTH is derived by enzymatic cleavage. ACTH secretion is

{{r|Growth hormone}} {{r|Hormone}}

A peptide hormone, secreted by the [[liver]] and believed to act primarily in the [[duodenum]

...ct]], and by feedback from [[adipocyte|adipose tissue]] - including by the hormone [[leptin]]. Appetite is also subject to sensory stimuli - the sight and sme

...]], and is released in response to [[stress]], and acts as a gonadotrophic hormone, in which capacity it has an important role in the maintenance of [[pregnan

...n postmenopausal or other estrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, dyspareunia, and progressive develo

...tions of LH-releasing hormone (LHRH, also known as gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, GnRH). LHRH is produced in the hypothalamus by neuroendocrine neurones tha Its structure is similar to those of (FSH), [[thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH), and [[human chorionic gonadotropin]] (hCG). The protein dimer cont

...hly correlated with a change in [[gonads|gonad]] and associated [[hormones|hormone]].<ref> Alcock, John. 2005. Animal Behavior. Sinauer Associates. ISBN:0-878

...de]], these orexigenic neurones are themselves activated by [[ghrelin]], a hormone secreted from the empty stomach that is potent at stimulating [[hunger]]. ...e neuroendocrine, but although the AVPV contains [[gonadotrophin releasing hormone]] (GnRH) neurones, these two neuropeptides do not co-localize within the sa

{{r|Hormone}} {{r|Peptide hormone}}

...roid-stimulating hormone''' (TSH, also known as thyrotropin) is a peptide hormone synthesized and secreted in the [[anterior pituitary]] gland that regulates ...dotropin]] (HCG), [[luteinizing hormone]] (LH), and [[follicle-stimulating hormone]] (FSH). The β (beta) subunit (TSHB) is unique to TSH. Both subunits are n