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== Function of Pituitary Hormones == {| class="wikitable" |'''Hormone''' |'''Target Organ''' |'''Role''' |- |[[Growth hormone]] (GH) |Muscular, skeletal, and fat tissue |Regulates growth and physical development by stimulating muscle growth and reducing fat tissue |- |[[Adrenocorticotropic hormone]] (ACTH) |Adrenal glands |Stimulates the adrenal glands to produce cortisol and other hormones |- |[[Thyroid-stimulating hormone]] (TSH) |Thyroid gland |Stimulates the thyroid to produce thyroid hormone |- |[[Follicular-stimulating hormone]] (FSH) |Ovaries or testes |Stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs/the testes to produce sperm, and the sex organs to produce sex hormones |- |[[Luteinizing hormone]] (LH) |Ovaries or testes |Stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs/the testes to produce sperm, and the sex organs to produce sex hormones |- |Prolactin |Mammary glands |Stimulates the mammary glands to produce milk |- |[[Antidiuretic hormone]] (ADH, also known as vasopressin) |Kidneys |Regulates amount of water absorbed and excreted by the kidneys |- |[[Oxytocin]] |Uterus and mammary glands |Causes uterus contraction during childbirth, stimulates contractions of the milk ducts in breast for breastfeeding |- |[[Melanocyte-stimulating hormone]] (MSH) |Skin and hair |Stimulates the production of melanin in skin and hair, suppresses appetite, contributes to sexual arousal.<ref name="merck"/> |}
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