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Anterior pituitary gonadotropin

This section of the chapter discusses FSH, LH, GH, and ACTH. FSH and LH are called gonadotropins because they influence the gonads (the organs of reproduction). GH, also called somatotropin, contributes to the growth of the body during childhood, especially the growth of muscles and bones. ACTH is produced by the anterior pituitary and stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete the corticosteroids. The anterior pituitary hormone, TSH, is discussed in Chapter 51. Prolactin, which is also secreted by the anterior pituitary, stimulates the production of breast milk in the postpartum patient Additional functions of prolactin are not well understood. Prolactin is the only anterior pituitary hormone that is not used medically. [Pg.510]

Epinephrine and norepinephrine stimulate the hypothalamus to secrete gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which stimulates the anterior pituitary to secrete bursts of gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). [Pg.334]

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are the two gonadotropins made in the anterior pituitary lobe. FSH stimulates gameto-genesis and follicular development in women and it stimulates spermatogenesis in men. FSH promotes... [Pg.388]

The gonadotropins are produced by the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) and the placenta. This group of glycoproteins (carbohydrate-containing proteins) includes the following hormones ... [Pg.346]

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone is secreted by neurons in the hypothalamus. It travels through the hypothalamic-pituitary venous portal plexus to the anterior pituitary, where it binds to G protein-coupled receptors on the plasma membranes of gonadotroph cells. Pulsatile GnRH secretion is required to stimulate the gonadotroph cell to produce and release LH and FSH. [Pg.837]

The testes and ovaries synthesize hormones necessary for physical development and reproduction. A single hypothalamic-releasing factor, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, stimulates the anterior pituitary to release the glycoproteins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and... [Pg.237]

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