Introduction to the endocrine system

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• Endocrinology

• Endocrine system

• Endocrine glands
  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
  • The adrenal gland
  • The gonads
  • The pancreas
  • The parathyroid gland
  • The pituitary
  • The thyroid gland

• Functions of hormones and their regulation

• Mechanisms of hormone production, action and regulation

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Contents 1 See also 2 References & Bibliography 3 Key texts 3.1 Books 3.2 Papers 4 Additional material 4.1 Books 4.2 Papers 5 External links

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• ICD-10 Chapter IV: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

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• Google Scholar

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v·d·e Human anatomy, endocrine system: endocrine glands
Hypothalamic/ pituitary axes	v·d·e Thyroid axis Thyroid gland (Parafollicular cell, Thyroid epithelial cell, Thyroid isthmus, Lobes of thyroid gland, Pyramid of thyroid) Parathyroid gland (Oxyphil cell, Chief cell) Adrenal axis: Adrenal gland v·d·e Medulla Chromaffin cells Cortex Zona glomerulosa · Zona fasciculata · Zona reticularis Paraganglia Organ of Zuckerkandl · Aortic body · Carotid body Gonadal axis Testes · Ovaries · Corpus luteum Pituitary v·d·e Posterior pituitary Pars nervosa · Median eminence · Infundibular stalk · Pituicyte · Herring bodies Anterior pituitary Pars intermedia · Pars tuberalis · Pars distalis · Acidophils (Somatotropes, Lactotropes) · Basophils (Corticotropes, Gonadotropes, Thyrotropes)
Pineal gland	Pinealocyte · Corpora arenacea
Islets of pancreas	Alpha cell · Beta cell · Delta cell · PP cell · Epsilon cell

Hormones and endocrine glands - edit

Hypothalamus: - TRH - CRH - GnRH - GHRH - somatostatin - dopamine | Posterior pituitary: vasopressin - oxytocin - lipotropin | Anterior pituitary: GH - ACTH - TSH - LH - FSH - prolactin - MSH - endorphins - lipotropin Thyroid: T3 and T4 - calcitonin | Parathyroid: PTH | Adrenal medulla: epinephrine - norepinephrine | Adrenal cortex: aldosterone - cortisol - DHEA | Pancreas: glucagon- insulin - somatostatin | Ovary: estradiol - progesterone - inhibin - activin | Testis: testosterone - AMH - inhibin | Pineal gland: melatonin | Kidney: renin - EPO - calcitriol - prostaglandin | Heart atrium: ANP Stomach: gastrin | Duodenum: CCK - GIP - secretin - motilin - VIP | Ileum: enteroglucagon | Liver: IGF-1 Placenta: hCG - HPL - estrogen - progesterone Adipose tissue: leptin, adiponectin Target-derived NGF, BDNF, NT-3