How many hormones are produced by the anterior pituitary gland?
Correct Answer: 5
Description: There are 5 hormones produced by the anterior pituitary. Those hormones are luteinizing hormone (LH), growth hormone (GH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prolactin (PRL) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). Ref: Molina P.E. (2013). Chapter 3. Anterior Pituitary Gland. In P.E. Molina (Ed),Endocrine Physiology, 4e.
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