Growth Hormone (GH) - stimulates growth in childhood and is important for maintaining a healthy body composition; maintains muscle mass in adults, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) - stimulates the thyroid gland to make thyroid hormones, which, in turn, control (regulate) the body's metabolism, energy, growth and development, and nervous system activity, Luteinizing Hormone (LH) - regulates testosterone in men and estrogen in women., Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) - promotes sperm production in men and stimulates the ovaries to release eggs (ovulate) in women., Oxytocin - auses milk letdown in nursing mothers and contractions during childbirth, Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - regulates water balance, Thyroxin - increase the rate at which cells release energy from carbohydrates, Calcitonin - regulates the blood concentration of calcium, Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) - takes calcium from the bones to make it available in the blood, Epinephrine & Norepinephrine - increased heart rate, breathing rate, elevated blood pressure (fight or flight, response to stress), Glucagon - stimulates the liver to break down glycogen, raises blood sugar, Insulin - decreases blood sugar concentrations, affects the uptake of glucose by cells, Melatonin - maintains Circadian rhythms (light and dark activity),

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