CLASSIFICATION OF HORMONES
ACCORDING TO ANATOMICAL SOURCE OF THE HORMONE:
Hypothalamus:
Somatostatin
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH)
Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
Prolactin releasing hormone (PRH)
Dopamine (PIH)
Anterior pituitary gland
Growth hormone (hGH)
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Gonadotropins (FSH and LH)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Prolactin
Melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)
Posterior pituitary gland:
Antidiuretic hormone (ADH, or: vasopressin)
Oxytocin
Thyroid gland :
Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)
Calcitonin
Parathyroid glands :
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Right atrium of the heart:
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
Adrenal cortex:
Cortisol
Aldosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
Adrenal medulla :
Adrenalin (or: epinephrine)
Noradrenalin (or: norepinephrine)
Kidney:
Erythropoietin
1,25 Dihydroxy Vit D3
Renin / angiotensin I
Pancreas:
Insulin
Glucagon
Liver:
Insulin-like growth factor (IGF I) or: somatomedin
Stomach:
Gastrin
Several other hormones
Duodenum:
Secretin
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Several other hormones
Gonads:
Sex hormones: Oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone.
Placenta:
Large variety of hormones.
Immune cells:
Interleukins (IL).
CLASSIFICATION OF HORMONES
ACCORDING TO CHEMICAL COMPOSITION:
PEPTIDE HORMONES
Polypeptide hormones:
All the hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.
The anterior pituitary-like hormones from the placenta.
Atrial natriuretic hormone (ANP).
All the hormones from the stomach, duodenum, pancreas and liver.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin.
Erythropoietin.
Renin.
Interleukins (IL)
Oligopeptide hormones:
All the hormones from the posterior pituitary gland.
All the hormones from the hypothalamus (except dopamine [PIH]).
Angiotensin I and II.
AMINE HORMONES (all derived from the amino acid: tyrosine):
Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4).
Adrenalin.
Noradrenalin.
Dopamine (PIH).
STEROID HORMONES (all derived from cholesterol)
Sex hormones from the gonads and placenta.
All the adrenal cortex hormones.
1,25 dihydroxy-Vit D3.