Cell |
Hormones |
Somatotrophs |
Somatotropin (growth hormone) |
Mammotrophs |
Prolactin (Lactogenic hormone, L.T.H.) |
Corticotrophs |
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) |
Thyrotrophs |
Thyrotropin (TSH) |
Gonadotrophs |
Follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing
hormone interstitial cell stimulating hormone |
Cells of pars intermedia |
Melanocyte stimulating hormone |
Pars posterior |
Vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone)
oxytocin |
Follicular cells |
T3 &T4 |
Parafollicular cells (cells) |
Thyrocalcitonin |
Chief cell (principle cell) |
Parathormone |
Cells of zona glomerulosa |
Aldosterone, deoxycorticosterone |
Cells of zona fasciculata |
Cortisol, cortisone |
Cells of zona reticularis |
Oestrogen, androgens |
Medullary cells |
Epinephrine |