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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, major function, organs containing endocrine cells -…

- - - - 1)Oxytocin: Stimulates the milk glands
      - 2)ADH: Enhances water reabsorption from kidneys. ADH deficiency leads to diabetes insipidus
    - - 1)Prolactin: stimulates lactation
      - 3)Growth Hormone: stimulates muscles, bones, cartilage grow.
        Excess of GH cause gigantism
      - 4)TSH: stimulates thyroid gland. Excess TSH cause thyroid gland enlargement.
      - 5)ACTH: stimulates the cortex region of adrenal glands
      - 2)MSH: influences skin pigmentation
      - 7)LH: stimulate ovulation and corpus luteum formation
      - 6)FSH: stimulates the testes in males, stimulate follicle growth during menstrual cycle in females.