see also:

• autacoids
• cytokines

• hormones are substances secreted from cells which act on target cells via cell membrane receptors
• they may be:
  • autocrine - act on the same cell which secreted it
  • paracrine - act on local cells
  • endocrine - act on distant cells via circulation in the blood stream

• sympathomimetics - such as adrenaline / epinephrine, noradrenaline / norepinephrine, dopamine
• aldosterone
• renin
• angiotensin
• argipressin (vasopressin / ADH)
• insulin
• glucagon
• gastric_hormones:
  • gastrin, cholecystokinin (CCK), secretin, motilin, VIP, GIP, enteroglucagon
• thyroxine
• thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
• growth hormone / somatotropin
• somatostatin
• adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
• corticosteroids
• androgens
• oestrogens
• progestogens
• Relaxin
• prolactin
• Inhibin
• oxytocin
• prolactin
• luteinising hormone (LH)
• follicle stimulating hormone
• GnRH and its agonist analogues
• adipokines and adipose-derived hormones