Hormones

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Introduction

Lecture - Endocrine Development

Major Human 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 (adenohypophysis) 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 (neurohypophysis) 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