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Hormone Structure (1) Principal Source Link to diagram showing locations of the main endocrine glands Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) protein (201) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) protein (204) Luteinizing hormone (LH) protein (204) Anterior lobe of pituitary Prolactin (PRL) protein (198) Growth hormone (GH) protein (191) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) peptide (39) Vasopressin peptide (9) Posterior lobe of pituitary Oxytocin peptide (9) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) peptide (3) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) peptide (10) Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) peptides (40, 44) Hypothalamus Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) peptide (41) Somatostatin peptides (14, 28) Dopamine tyrosine derivative Melatonin tryptophan derivative Pineal gland Thyroxine (T4) tyrosine derivative Thyroid Gland Calcitonin peptide (32) Parathyroid hormone (PTH) protein (84) Parathyroid glands FGF-23 (phosphatonin) protein (251) Osteocalcin peptide (49) Bone Lipocalin 2 protein (198) Erythropoietin (EPO) protein (166) Glucocorticoids (e.g., cortisol) steroids Mineralocorticoids (e.g., aldosterone) steroids Adrenal cortex Androgens (e.g., testosterone) steroids Adrenaline (epinephrine) tyrosine derivative Adrenal medulla Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) tyrosine derivative Estrogens (e.g., estradiol) steroid Ovarian follicle Progesterone steroid Corpus luteum and placenta Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) protein (237) Trophoblast and placenta Androgens (e.g., testosterone) steroid Testes Insulin protein (51) Glucagon peptide (29) Pancreas (Islets of Langerhans) Somatostatin peptides (14, 28) Amylin peptide (37) Erythropoietin (EPO) protein (166) Kidney Calcitriol steroid derivative Calciferol (vitamin D3) steroid derivative Skin Atrial-natriuretic peptide (ANP) peptides (28, 32) Heart Gastrin peptides (e.g., 14) Secretin peptide (27) Cholecystokinin (CCK) peptides (e.g., 8) Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF19) protein (216) Incretins peptides (e.g., 31, 42) Stomach and intestine Somatostatin peptides (14, 28) Neuropeptide Y peptide (36) Ghrelin peptide (28) PYY3-36 peptide (34) Serotonin tryptophan derivative Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) protein (70) Angiotensinogen protein (485) Thrombopoietin protein (332) Liver Hepcidin peptide (25) Betatrophin protein (193) Leptin protein (167) Retinol Binding Protein 4 protein (~180) Fat cells (adipocytes) Adiponectin protein (117) Asprosin protein (140).

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