Hormones that target other endocrine glands. Produced by anterior pituitary. Include: FSH, TSH, LH, ACTH.
Tropic derives from the suffix "-tropin" meaning stimulating, therefore tropic hormones stimulate their target organs to do something.
what are the four tropic hormones? Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)- stimulates production of steroid hormones by the adrenal cortex. Follicle- Stimulating Hormone stimulates production of eggs...
A hormone that regulates the hormone production of another endocrine gland.
The anterior pituitary produces tropic hormones. These hormones include; thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone. The...