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प्रश्न
Define the following:
Releasing hormones
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उत्तर
Releasing hormones - A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
Gland secreting growth hormone
Give the special function of the following:
Gonadotrophic hormone
Expand the following biological abbreviation:
LTH
Which hormones are secreted by anterior pituitary gland?
Identify the CORRECT set of hormones secreted by the adenohypophysis?
The posterior pituitary gland is NOT a 'true' endocrine gland because ______.
Which one is not secreted by the pituitary?
You have learnt that a characteristic feature of endocrine system is the presence of feed back loops. By this what is meant if hormone A stimulates gland ‘X’ to secrete hormone B, the production of ‘A’ could be modified when the level of B changes in our blood. An example is the relation between hormones LH and estrogen (E2). An old woman exhibits the following features. High levels of LH in blood but low levels of E2 in the blood. Another woman exhibits high level of LH in blood and also high level of E2 in the blood. Where is the defect in both these women? Provide suitable diagram to support this answer.
Write a short note on the function of the following hormone:
Androgens
Expand the abbreviation ADH.
