Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Which of the following is not a secretion of the adrenal glands?

Glucocorticoids

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Androgens

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Melatonin

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Aldosterone

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Solution

The correct option is C Melatonin
Our body has one pair of adrenal glands, one at the anterior part of each kidney. One is adrenal medulla and another one is adrenal cortex. The adrenal medulla secretes two hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline. The adrenal cortex produces three hormones glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens (sex hormone). Whereas the melatonin hormone is released by the pineal gland.
So the correct answer is melatonin.

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