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Tissue
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Hormone
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Effect
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Hypothalamus
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Antidiuretic hormone
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Retention of water
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Corticotropin releasing hormone
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ACTH release
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Gonadotropin releasing hormone
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FSH, LH release
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Growth hormone releasing hormone
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GH release
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Orexin
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Wakefulness
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Oxytocin
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Breast milk release, vaginal contraction
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Prolactin releasing hormone
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Prolactin release
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Thyrotropin releasing hormone
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TSH, prolactin release
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Pituitary gland
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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Corticosteroid synthesis
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Follicle stimulating hormone
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Graafian follicle maturation/spermatogenesis
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Growth hormone
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Growth and cell reproduction
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Lipotropin
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Lipolysis
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Luteinizing hormone
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Ovulation/testosterone production
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Melanocyte stimulating hormone
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Melanogenesis
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Prolactin
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Milk production
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Thyroid stimulating hormone
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T3, T4 secretion
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Pineal gland
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Melatonin
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Sleep-wake cycle
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Thyroid gland, parathyroid gland
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Triiodothyronine
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Increased metabolism
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Thyroxine
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Increased metabolism
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Calcitonin
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Ca2+ bone construction
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Parathyroid hormone
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Release of Ca2+ from bone
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Adrenal gland, kidney
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Adrenaline
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Fight-or-flight reaction
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Noradrenaline
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Fight-or-flight reaction
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Enkephalin
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Pain regulation
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Erythropoietin
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Renin
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RAS activation
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Uroguanylin
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Renal water transport regulation
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Liver
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Thrombopoietin
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Platelet production
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Vasoconstriction, aldosterone release
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Hepcidin
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Iron export inhibition
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Insulin-like growth factor
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Insulin-like effects
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Pancreas, gut, stomach
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Amylin
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Digestion inhibition
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Glucagon
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Glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis
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Insulin
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Glucose intake
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Pancreatic polypeptide
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Pancreatic secretion regulation
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Gastric inhibitory polypeptide
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Insulin secretion
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Gastrin
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Gastric acid secretion
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Ghrelin
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Appetite
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Glucagon-like peptide
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Insulin synthesis and release
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Motilin
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Gastric activity stimulation
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Secretin
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Bicarbonate secretion
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Somatostatin
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GH, TRH, gut hormones release inhibition
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Vasoactive intestinal peptide
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Heart contractility, vasodilation
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Guanylin
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Intestinal water transport regulation
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Cholecystokinin
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Release of bile, pancreatic enzymes
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Reproductive organs
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Anti-Müllerian hormone
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Prolactin and TRH release inhibition
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Inhibin
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FSH production inhibition
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Human chorionic gonadotropin
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Corpus luteum maintenance
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Human placental lactogen
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Insulin, IGF production
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Relaxin
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Unclear
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Blood/heart
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Leukotrienes
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Vascular permeability increase
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Thromboxane
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Vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation
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Atrial natriuretic peptide
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Sodium excretion increase
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Brain natriuretic peptide
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Reducing blood pressure
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Multiple/other
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Vasodilation
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Prostacyclin
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Vasodilation, platelet inhibition
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Dopamine
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Prolactin release inhibition
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Adiponectin
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Fatty acid and glucose regulation
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Cortistatin
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Depression of neuronal activity
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Leptin
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Decrease of appetite
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Endothelin
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Smooth muscle contraction
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Galanin
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Action potential inhibition
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Osteocalcin
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Muscle function
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PAC activating peptide
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ECL cell stimulation
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