Hormones

Major Human Hormones

Hormone Classification

Hormone	Peptide/protein	Steroid	Amino acid or fatty acid derived
Hypothalamic hormones	Thyrotrophin releasing hormone (TRH)
	Corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH)
	Arginine vasopressin (AVP)
	Gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH)
	Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
	Somatostatin
	Prolactin relasing factor (PRF)
	Dopamine
Anterior pituitary hormones	Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
	Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
	Luteinizing hormone (LH)
	Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
	Somatotrophin/growth hormone (GH)
	Prolactin (PRL)
	Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
Posterior pituitary hormones	Oxytocin
	Arginine vasopressin
Thyroid hormones			Thyroxine (T4)
			Triiodothyronine (T3)
Pancreatic hormones	Insulin
	Glucagon
	Somatostatin
	Pancreatic polypeptide
Calcium regulating hormones	Parathyroid hormone (PTH)	1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
	Calcitonin (CT)
	Parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrp)
Adrenal cortical steroids		Cortisol
		Aldosterone
		Dehydroepiandrosterone
Adrenal medullary hormones			Epinephrine
			Norepinephrine
Male reproductive hormones	Inhibin	Testosterone
		Dihydrotestosterone
Female reproductive hormones	Inhibin	Estradiol
	Oxytocin	Progesterone
	Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
	Human chorionic somatotrophin
Plasma volume and sodium regulating hormones	Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
	Arginine vasopressin
	Renin/angiotensin	Aldosterone
Cardiovascular hormones	Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)		Nitric oxide
	Endothelins
	Erythropoietin
	Bradykinin
Pineal hormones			Melatonin
			Serotonin
Growth factors or cytokines	Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs)
	Epidermal growth factor (EGF)
	Interleukins (ILs)
	Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha
Eicosanoids			Prostaglandins
			Thromboxanes
			Prostacyclin
			Leucotrienes
			Lipoxins