Some glands produce hormones that stimulate other endocrine glands. Which of the following hormones specifically acts to trigger secretion of hormones by another endocrine gland?

Thyroxine

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ADH

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ACTH

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Progesterone

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Solution

The correct option is C ACTH
ACTH or adeno corticotropic hormone stimulates the release of hormones from the adrenal cortex and it is secreted from another endocrine gland - anterior pituitary.

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