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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

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...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

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...system]] and takes up the core 20% of the adrenal gland. It secretes two [[hormone]]s (both catecholamines) into the blood: [[epinephrine]] ([[adrenaline]]) a ...m the steroid [[cholesterol]]. The androgens play a minor role as a sexual hormone that regulates some traits of masculinity (much like [[testosterone]]). The

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*[[estradiol]] (an [[estrogen]]) &mdash; a [[steroid]] hormone produced in the ovaries *follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)&mdash; - anterior pituitary gland- a gonadotropin

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'''Cortisol''' is the major naturally-occurring [[glucocorticoid]] [[hormone]]. Biochemically, it is derived from [[progesterone]]. Many drugs that ar