This table
lists the major endocrine glands found in women and the hormones they
release, as well as many of the Diffuse Neuro-Endocrine System organs
and tissues
in your body and their associated hormones.
This list is
not comprehensive; several of the hormones listed here are only newly
described, and
so much
about hormonal function lies waiting to be discovered. But because Mother
Nature is a
great
conservationist, we can be certain that all our hormones play important
roles.
Major female endocrine glands and their hormones (a partial listing)
endocrine glands are small but powerful organs that are located
throughout the body. They control very important body functions by
releasing hormones.
Gland/organ
Hormone(s) released
Hypothalamus
thyrotropin releasing hormone
release inhibiting hormones
Pituitary
thyrotropin/thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
luteinizing hormone (LH)
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
growth hormone (GH)
prolactin
melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
oxytocin
antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or vasopressin)
Pineal
melatonin
Thyroid and parathyroid
thyroxine (T4)
triiodothyronine (T3)
calcitonin (CT)
parathyroid hormone (PH)
Thymus
thymosin
thymopoietin
serum thymic factor
Adrenals
epinephrine
norepinephrine
testosterone
estrogen
dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
aldosterone
cortisol
corticosterone
Pancreas (islets of Langerhans)
insulin
glucagon
somatostatin (also secreted elsewhere)
Ovaries
estrone
estradiol
estriol
progesterone
testosterone
Placenta
human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
Breasts
estrogen
The Diffuse Neuro-Endocrine System (DNES) (other organs and tissues that
secrete hormones)
Tissue/organ
Hormone(s) released
Adipose tissue (fat)
(Note that with development of truncal obesity (fat body with thin limbs
or centripetal obesity is called truncal obesity) , adipose tissue
begins to function as a major player in the endocrine system. Adipose
tissue is a type of connective tissue that contains stored cellular fat.
leptin
adiponectin
resistin
plasminogen activating inhibitor1 (PAI1)
estrogen
and others
Skin
vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol is the Generic Name for all D-vitamins)