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Prolactin is the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that controls milk production. Therefore it is elevated in pregnant and nursing women. It can also become elevated by taking certain medications such as Risperdal. When prolactin is being produced at a high enough level menstruation stops.
Too much production of prolactin can cause a condition called prolactinemia which can produce small benign tumors in the pituitary known as prolactinoma. These tumors usually go unnoticed, but if they grow too large they can press against the optical nerve reducing vision. It's noticed most often by loss of peripheral vision. The tumors are found by MRI scans.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agooxytosin contracts the smooth muscle in the mammery glands to help let down the milk
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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
What is the tropic hormone that is suppressed by increasing plasma levels of cortisol?
ACTH
Is the main source of tropic hormones from the pituitary gland?
Yes, the main source of tropic hormones is the anterior pituitary gland. This gland releases hormones that control the function of other endocrine glands in the body, such as the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and gonads. The tropic hormones include thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH).
What gland secrete hormones that control the activity of the other endocrine glands?
There are four: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) Luteinizing hormone (LH) Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) They are in the Anterior Pituitary
What is the purpose of an adrenocorticotropic hormone test?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is an important component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and is often produced in response to biological stress.
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
Is growth hormone a tropic hormone?
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.
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
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 is the difference between trophic hormones and tropic hormones?
"Trophic" describes any hormone that controls the secretion of another hormone.
What are the main target organs for tropic hormones?
The anterior pituitary produces tropic hormones. These hormones include; thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone. The hypothalamus controls the release of these hormones.
What is the full form of ACTH?
Adrino Cortico Tropic Hormone
Which hormones are secreted as the result of another hormone activating its gland?
It is a tropic hormone. Hypothalaus secrete many of them
What role do tropic hormone have on endocrine system?
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) are similar glycoproteins. FSH and LH are also called gonadotropins because they stimulate the activities of the gonads.TSH promotes normal development of the thyroid gland and the production of thyroid hormones.Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is a peptide hormone that stimulates the production and secretion of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex.signals to the brain stimulate release of an anterior pituitary tropic hormone. The tropic hormone then acts on its target endocrine tissue, stimulating secretion of a hormone that exerts systemic metabolic or developmental effects.
What is the tropic hormone that is suppressed by increasing plasma levels of cortisol?
ACTH
