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nounthe secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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adrenaline insulin hormonal adrenalin epinephrine steroid secretion pitocin rh melatonin sth acth oxytocin endocrine glucocorticoid relaxin vasopressin tsh internal secretion adh adrenocorticotrophic hormone adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenocorticotropin adrenosterone antidiuretic hormone catecholamine corticotrophin corticotropin epinephrin gastrointestinal hormone gi hormones glucagon gonadotrophic hormone gonadotrophin gonadotropic hormone gonadotropin growth hormone human growth hormone hypothalamic releasing factor hypothalamic releasing hormone melanocyte-stimulating hormone msh neurohormone parathormone parathyroid hormone pitressin protirelin releasing factor releasing hormone sex hormone somatotrophic hormone somatotrophin somatotropic hormone somatotropin steroid hormone thymosin thyroid-stimulating hormone thyroid hormone thyrotrophic hormone thyrotrophin thyrotropic hormone thyrotropin thyrotropin-releasing factor thyrotropin-releasing hormone trf trh