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helps stimulate the maturation of eggs in the ovaries and sperm in the testes
FSH
are derived from cholesterol.
Steroid hormones
The reproductive hormones(blank)—which are produced by the gonads (testes and ovaries)—are steroid hormones.
testosterone and the estrogens
The adrenal glands produce the steroid hormone
aldosterone
The adrenal glands produce the steroid hormone aldosterone, which is involved in
osmoregulation
plays a role in metabolism.
cortisol
Amino acids with modified groups
amine hormones
Long chains of linked amino acids
Protein hormone
Short chains of linked amino acids
Peptide hormone
Derived from the lipid cholesterol
Steroid hormones
amine hormone
HGH
oxytocin
Testosterone
Progesterone
norepinephrine
Growth hormone (GH) Endocrine gland
Pituitary (anterior)
Prolactin (PRL)
Pituitary (anterior)
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Pituitary (anterior)
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH); vasopressin
Pituitary (posterior)
