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What are Hypothalamic hormones?


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Hypothalamic Hormones:

  1. The hypothalamus is a tiny region of the brain that contains many types of nuclei that have a range of activities.
  2. The major purpose of the hypothalamus is to connect the neurological system with the endocrine system.
  3. This hypothalamus functions as a neuroendocrine system, controlling many glands throughout the body.
  4. The hypothalamus is a small but important area in the center of the brain.
  5. It plays an important role in hormone production and helps to stimulate many important processes in the body and is located in the brain, between the pituitary gland and thalamus.

Important Hormones :

  1. T3 and T4. T3 and T4 are the two main thyroid hormones.
  2. Melatonin. Several hormones help to control your sleep/wake cycles or your circadian rhythm.
  3. Progesterone and testosterone. ..
  4. Cortisol.
  5. Insulin.
  6. Estrogen.

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