| Gland or Tissue |
Hormone |
Chemical Nature |
| Testis |
testosterone |
steroid |
| Ovary |
estrogens (estradiol, estrone, estriol)
steroids
inhibin (folliculostin)
progesterone
relaxin |
polypeptide?
steroid
polypeptide |
| Thyroid gland |
thyroxine
triiodothyronine |
amino acid
amino acid |
Adrenal gland
Medulla |
epinephrine
norepinephrine
dopamine |
amine
amine
steroid |
Adrenal gland
Cortex |
cortisol
corticosterone
aldosterone
androgens
estrogens |
steroid
steroid
steroid
steroid
steroid |
Pituitary gland
Anterior lobe |
corticotropin (adrenocortico-
tropin, ACTH)
growth hormone (GH or
somatotropin)
thyrotropin (thyroid-
stimulating hormone, TSH)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
uteinizing hormone (LH, interstitial
cell stimulating hormone, ICSH)
prolactin (PRL, luteotropic hormone,
LTH, lactogenic hormone,
mammotropin) |
polypeptide
protein
glycoprotein
glycoprotein
glycoprotein
protein
|
Pituitary gland
Posterior lobe |
oxytocin
vasopressin (antidiuretic
hormone, ADH) |
polypeptide
polypeptide |
| Intermediate lobe tissue |
alpha-melanocyte-stimulating*
hormone (alpha-MSH)
beta-melanocyte-stimulating*
hormone (beta-MSH) |
polypeptide
polypeptide |
| Hypothalamus |
corticotropin-releasing
hormone (CRH)
growth hormone-releasing
hormone (GHRH)
thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
(GnRH)
prolactin-inhibiting factor (PIF)
somatostatin
gastrointestinal neuropeptide |
polypeptide?
polypeptide?
polypeptide
polypeptide?
polypeptide
polypeptide?
polypeptide
polypeptide |
| Pancreatic islets |
glucagon
insulin
somatostatin
pancreatic polypeptide |
polypeptide
polypeptide
polypeptide
polypeptide |
| Parathyroid gland |
parathyroid hormone (parathormone)
calcitonin |
polypeptide
polypeptide |
| Skin, liver, kidney |
calciferols |
steroids |
Gastrointestinal
mucosa
Stomach
Duodenum
|
gastrin
cholecystokinin (CCK)
secretin
gastric-inhibitory polypeptide (GIP)
vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
villikinin
enterocrinin |
polypeptide
polypeptide
polypeptide
polypeptide
polypeptide
--
-- |
| Thymus |
thymosin |
polypeptide |
| Pineal |
melatonin |
amine
(not secreted?) |
| Kidneys |
renin
erythropoietin |
protein
protein? |
| Placenta |
human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)
human chorionic somatomammo-
tropin (HCS)
renin
estrogens
androgens
progesterone |
glycoprotein
protein
protein
steroids
steroids
steroid |
| Multiple tissues |
somatomedins (insulin-like growth
factors)
prostaglandins |
polypeptides
steroids |
