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Question
Give one example of a Tropic hormone.
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Solution
Examples of these hormones include:-
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (stimulates thyroid to secrete thyroxine)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) - (Stimulates Adrenal cortex)
- Gonadotropic hormones (Regulate activities of gonads, i.e., testes and ovaries)
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