Stimulus for

HORMONE Source Inhibitor Effects

Release
Glucose, Amino Hypoglycemia,
Insulin Decreases Blood
Pancreas Acids and Somatosin and
Glucagon Glucose
Hormones Noradrenaline
Low concentration Mobilization of
PTH Parathyroid Glands of calcium in Raloxifene calcium from
blood bone
Lowers
Increased calcium
Calcitonin Thyroid Gland Osteoclasts concentration of
levels
calcium in blood
Hypothalamic Stimulates
Emotion
osmoreceptors pituitary gland to
Vitamin D Nicotine
Hypothalamus Blood volume release thyroid
ADH/AVP Alcohol
Systemic arterial stimulating
Morphone
blood pressure hormone
Stimulates uterine
Stimulation of muscle
Oxytocin Stress
Hypothalamus nipples, contraction,
GH Emotional distres
breastfeeding release of milk by
mammary glands
Stress, physical
Stimulates
ACTH Anterior Pituitary and emotional Somatosin
adrenal cortex
trauma
Raise blood
glucose level;
Lack of glucose in
Cortisol Adrenal Cortex Insulin stimulate
the body
breakdown of
protein
Reabsorb sodium
Aldosterone Adrenal Cortex Renin SpironolactoneAdr and excrete
potassium
Released in
emergency
Adrenal Androgen Adrenal Gland Hypoglycemia Nicotine
situations; raise
blood glucose leve
Egg and sperm
LH GnRH analogues production; sex
Anterior Pituitary Adenohypophysis
FSH GnRH antagonists hormone
production
Progesterone Stimulate female
Ovaries LH estradiol
Estrogen sex characteristics
Stimulate male
Testosterone Testes LH GnRH
sex characteristics
Stimulation of Estrogen and
Prolactin Anterior Pituitary Milk production
nipples Progesterone
 Intrasal High blood levels
TSH Anterior Pituitary Thyrotrophin of thyroid Stimulates thyroid
releasing hormone hormones
Increases
metabolic rate;
T3/T4 Thyroid Thyroglubin TSH
regulates growth
and development
Stimulate
Thymosin Immune system production and
Thymus TSH
Erythropoietin regulators maturation of
T lymphocytes
Unknown function
in humans;
MSH Low levels of Regulatory
Anterior Pituitary regulates
Renin Sodium Proteins
skin color in lower
vertebrates
Low Blood raise blood
Angiotensin Kidney Renin
Pressure pressure
High Blood Lower Blood
ANP Heart Muscle Cells Angiotensin
Pressure Pressure
Food intake
Leptin Adipose Tissue Body Fat mass Caloric Restriction signals satiety
Thyroid Hormones

Lowered Facilitate
HcG Syncytiotrophoblast testosterone LH trophoblast
levels invasion

Controls circadian
and circannual
rhythms;
Melatonin Pineal Gland LH and FSH Circidian Rhythym possibly involved
in maturation of
sexual
organs
PG/LT