Pituitary Hormones

Hormones secreted by the PITUITARY GLAND including those from the anterior lobe (adenohypophysis), the posterior lobe (neurohypophysis), and the ill-defined intermediate lobe. Structurally, they include small peptides, proteins, and glycoproteins. They are under the regulation of neural signals (NEUROTRANSMITTERS) or neuroendocrine signals (HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES) from the hypothalamus as well as feedback from their targets such as ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANDROGENS; ESTROGENS.

Year introduced: 1972

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Tree Number(s): D06.472.699.631, D12.644.548.691

MeSH Unique ID: D010907

Entry Terms:

• Hormones, Pituitary

See Also:

• Hypopituitarism
• Receptors, Pituitary Hormone

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Hormones
Peptide Hormones
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
Gonadotropins, Pituitary +
Growth Hormone +
Pro-Opiomelanocortin +
Prolactin
Thyrotropin +
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior
Oxytocin
Vasopressins +
Vasotocin

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Peptides
Peptide Hormones
Pituitary Hormones
Pituitary Hormones, Anterior
Gonadotropins, Pituitary +
Growth Hormone +
Pro-Opiomelanocortin +
Prolactin
Thyrotropin +
Pituitary Hormones, Posterior
Oxytocin
Vasopressins +
Vasotocin