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Introduction and Overview	323	Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and
Cell Signaling	324	Luteinizing Hormone	349
Mechanisms of Cell Surface Hormone		Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone	350
Signaling	325	Adrenocortropic Hormone	351
Mechanisms of Internal Hormone Cell		Thyroid Gland	352
Signaling	329	Biosynthesis of Triiodothyronine and
Receptors and Regulation	331	Thyroxine	352
Measuring Circulating Hormone		Biological Effects of Thyroid Hormones	352
Concentrations	333	Calcitonin	355
Endocrine and Growth Factor Signaling	336	Parathyroid Hormone	355
The Hypophyseal-Pituitary Axis	337	Adrenal Gland	357
Pituitary Overview	337	Endocrine Pancreas	360
Negative Feedback Loops	340	Other Hormones and Growth Factors	362
Hormones and Cells of the Posterior Pituitary	341	IGF Family	363
Hormones of the Anterior Pituitary	343	EGF Family	365
Somatotropin (GH)	344	FGF Family	367
The Somatomedin Hypothesis	345	TGF-β Family	368
GH Secretion	346	Leptin	369
Prolactin	347	Chapter Summary	370
Prolactin Secretion	348

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