Chemical Nature of Major Hormones | ||
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Chemical Group | Hormone | Major Source |
Peptides and Proteins | Growth Hormone | Posterior Pituitary Gland |
Oxytocin | ||
ADH (Vasopressin) | ||
Parathormone | Parathyroid Gland | |
Calcitonin | Thyroid Gland | |
Insulin | Islets of Langerhans (Pancreas) | |
Glucagon | ||
Gastrin | Stomach Mucosa | |
Secretin | Duodenal Mucosa | |
Adrenaline | Adrenal Medulla | |
Amines | Noradrenaline | Sympathetic Nervous System and Adrenal Medulla |
Thyroxine | Thyroid Gland | |
Releasing and inhibiting Hormones and Factors of the Hypothalamus | Hypothalamus | |
Folicle stimulating Hormone | Anterior Pituitary Gland | |
Luteinising Hormone | ||
Prolactin | ||
Thyroid stimulating Hormone | ||
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone | ||
Steroids | Testosterone | Testis |
Oestrogen | Ovary and Placenta | |
Progesterone | ||
Corticosteroids | Adrenal Cortex | |
Fatty Acids | Prostaglandins | Many Tissues |
Plasma | Lymph |
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Cell free part of Blood, contains salts, considerable amount of proteins as well as more or less all constituents of body. | Modified tissue fluid, contains cells like lymphocyte and monocytes, salts and small amount of proteins. |
Flows within blood vessels | Flows within lymphatic vessels |
Take part in nutrition, excretion, respiration etc. by transporting various materials and helps in the defence mechanism of the body by producing antibodies. | Supplies nutrition to tissue devoid of blood supply, takes part in fat absorption and defence mechanism of the body. |
Can coagulate because if contains fibrinogen and prothrombin. | Can coagulate but very slowly because it contains these two in small quantities. |

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