Adrenocortical hormones

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Angiotensin II, administered into the central nervous system, increases the release of luteinizing hormone, adrenocortical hormone, thyroid-releasing hormone, (3-endorphin, vasopressin, and oxytocin from the anterior pituitary. In contrast, centrally administered angiotensin II inhibits the release of anterior pituitary growth hormone and prolactin. 

Steroid Hormones The steroid hormones (adrenocortical hormones and sex hormones) are synthesized from cholesterol in several endocrine tissues. 

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CHAPTER 59 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adrenocortical Steroids and Their Synthetic Analogs 1025... 

The lipid fractions obtained from plants and animals contain another important group of compounds known as steroids. Steroids are important biological regulators that nearly always show dramatic physiological effects when they are administered to living organisms. Among these important compounds are male and female sex hormones, adrenocortical hormones, D vitamins, the bile acids, and certain cardiac poisons. 

ADRENOCORTICAL HORMONES Adrenocortical steroids are secreted by the adrenal glands, small organs located near the upper end of each kidney. There are two types of adrenocortical steroids, called mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids. Mineralocorticoids, such as aldosterone, control tis-... 

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