Thursday, March 15, 2018

Hormones and their Acronyms


ACTH Adrenocorticotropic hormone
ANF Atrial natriuretic factor
cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CBG Corticosteroid-binding globulin
CG Chorionic gonadotropin
cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate
CLIP Corticotropin-like intermediate lobe peptide
DBH Dopamine β-hydroxylase
DHEA Dehydroepiandrosterone
DHT Dihydrotestosterone
DIT Diiodotyrosine
DOC Deoxycorticosterone
EGF Epidermal growth factor
FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone
GH Growth hormone
IGF-I Insulin-like growth factor-I
LH Luteotropic hormone
LPH Lipotropin
MIT Monoiodotyrosine
MSH Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
OHSD Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
PNMT Phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase
POMC Pro-opiomelanocortin
SHBG Sex hormone-binding globulin
StAR Steroidogenic acute regulatory (protein)
TBG Thyroxine-binding globulin
TEBG Testosterone-estrogen-binding globulin
TRH Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

TSH Thyrotropin-stimulating hormone

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