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Tropic hormones are responsible for telling the body to secrete other hormones. They accomplish this by targeting endocrine glands. Most tropic hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 7y agoNo.Tropic hormones stimulates release of another hormone. Growth hormone does not do so
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∙ 9y agoTropic hormones stimulates secretion of hormones from other endocrine glands. Some examples are FSH,TSH.LH etc.
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∙ 10y agoYes,it is a trophic hormone.It stimulates secretion of Thyroxine.
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∙ 8y agoThey stimulate other hormone secretion.Many hormones from hypothalamus are tropic hormones
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∙ 10y agoIf a hormone triggers secretion of a another hormone it is a trophic hormone.Every hypothalamic hormone is a tropic hormone.
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What is the difference between trophic hormones and tropic hormones?
"Trophic" describes any hormone that controls the secretion of another hormone.
WHat trophic hormones are secreted by the anterior pituitary gland?
No not all hormones produced by the anterior pituitary are growth hormones. Growth Hormone is released by the anterior pituitary and it in not a tropic hormone.
Is prolactin a tropic hormone?
no. oxytocin is not tropic hormone as it acts directly on the target muscle ie uterine muscle and mammary gland and not via another hormone
Definition of tropic hormone?
A hormone that regulates the hormone production of another endocrine gland.
What does it mean if a hormone is a tropic hormone?
"Trophic" describes any hormone that controls the secretion of another hormone
Which hormone helps in growth of height?
Human growth hormone (or just growth hormone).Cortisol
A lack of what hormone results in the abnormal growth if children?
The hormone is the growth hormone. It is responsible for growth
The hormone that stimulates the release of growth hormone is called?
growth hormone-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus
What is a tropic hormone List them?
A tropic hormone is a hormone that stimulates an endocrine gland to grow and secrete it's hormones. They include; 1. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) 2. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) 3. Luteinizing hormone (LH) 4. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
What tropic hormone stimulates cortisol from the adrenal gland?
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
What hormone promotes total body growth?
Growth hormone affects the body growth. It is secreted by anterior pituitary.
What hormone is a growth?
A growth hormone is a chemical that has effects on plant growth
