Hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary are trophic hormones and tropic hormones. Trophic hormones directly affect growth on the tissue it is stimulating. The cells are glandular not nervous as in the posterior pituitary gland. The posterior acts indirectly.
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The anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates growth is growth hormone (GH), also known as somatotropin. It plays a key role in regulating growth, cell reproduction, and regeneration in humans and other animals.
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The follicle stimulating hormone produced by the pituitary gland stimulates the growth of the ovum. Luteinizing hormone of the pituitary produces ovulation.
Growth hormone is produced by the anterior pituitary gland in the brain.
The pituitary gland is responsible for stimulating growth and secretion of hormones from other glands in the body. It releases various hormones that regulate functions such as growth, reproduction, and metabolism.
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