Endocrine system

Endocrine system

Redirected from Endocrine The endocrine system is a system of ductless endocrine glands that secrete chemicals called hormones that circulate within the body via the bloodstream to affect distant organs. It does not include exocrine glands[?] such as salivary glands, sweat glands[?] and glands within the gastrointestinal tract.

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1 Table of endocrine glands and the hormones secreted

1.1 In both sexes:
1.2 In males only
1.3 In females only

Table of endocrine glands and the hormones secreted

In both sexes:

(starting from the head and going downwards)

hypothalamus
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone[?] (GnRH)
- Growth hormone-releasing hormone[?] (GHRH)
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
- Somatostatin[?]
- Dopamine
pituitary gland
- GH (human growth hormone)
- PRL (Prolactin)
- ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone)
- TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone[?])
- FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone[?])
- LH (luteinizing hormone)
- oxytocin
- ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
pineal gland[?]
- Melatonin[?]
thyroid gland (thyroid hormones is a good writeup)
- Thyroxine (T4)
- Triiodothyronine[?] (T3)
- Calcitonin[?]
parathyroid glands[?]
- Parathyroid hormone[?] (PTH)
heart
- Atrial-natriuretic peptide[?] (ANP)
stomach and intestines
liver
Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas
adrenal glands
- adrenal cortex[?]
  - Glucocorticoids[?]
  - Mineralocorticoids[?]
  - Androgens[?] (including Testosterone)
- adrenal medulla[?]
  - Adrenaline (epinephrine)
  - Noradrenaline (norepinephrine)
kidney
skin
- Calciferol (vitamin D₃)
fat cells[?]
- Leptin

In males only

testes
- Androgens[?] (Testosterone)

In females only

ovarian follicle[?]
- Oestrogens
corpus luteum[?]
- Progesterone
placenta (when pregnant)
- Progesterone
- Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin[?] (HCG)

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