| Name | Other Names | Abbreviations | Location | >- | Corticotropin-releasing hormone | Corticotropin-releasing factor, Corticoliberin | CRH, CRF | parvocellular neuroendocrine neurons in the paraventricular nucleus | with vasopressin, stimulates secretion of ACTH |- | Dopamine | Prolactin-inhibiting hormone | DA, PIH | neuroendocrine neurons of the arcuate nucleus | inhibits secretion of prolactin |- | Gonadotropin-releasing hormone | Luteinising-hormone releasing hormone | GnRH, LHRH | neuroendocrine neurons in the medial preoptic and arcuate nuclei | stimulates secretion of LH and FSH |- | Growth hormone-releasing hormone | Growth-hormone-releasing factor, somatocrinin | GHRH, GHRF, GRF | arcuate nucleus neuroendocrine neurons | stimulates secretion of growth hormone |- | Somatostatin | Growth hormone-inhibiting hormone, Somatotropin release-inhibiting factor | SS, GHIH, SRIF | neuroendocrine neurons of the periventricular nucleus | inhibits secretion of growth hormone |- | Thyrotropin-releasing hormone | Thyrotropin-releasing factor, Thyroliberin, Protirelin | TRH, TRF | parvocellular neuroendocrine neurons in the paraventricular and anterior hypothalamic nuclei | stimulates secretion of TSH |- | Vasopressin | Arginine vasopressin, Antidiuretic hormone, Argipressin | AVP, ADH | parvocellular neuroendocrine neurons in the paraventricular nucleus | with Corticotropin-releasing hormone, stimulates secretion of ACTH |
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