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 List the hormones secreted by the following:

  Pituitary

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The pituitary gland has two components i.e., adenohypophysis and neurohypophysis.

  1. Hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis are-
  • growth hormone (GH), prolactin,
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH),
  • adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH),
  • luteinizing hormone (LH),
  • follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH),
  • melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)                 

     2. Hormones secreted by the neurohypophysis are-

  •  oxytocin
  •  vasopressin

 

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