Hormones And Peptides

hormones and peptides have shorter amino acid chain lengths than protein hormones. These hormones have an effect on the endocrine system of animals, including humans.

Most hormones can be classified as either amino-acid-based hormones (amine, peptide, or protein) or steroid hormones. The former are water-soluble and act on the surface of target cells via second messengers; the latter, being lipid-soluble, move through the plasma membranes of target cells (both cytoplasmic and nuclear) to act within their nuclei.

Growth hormone

Growth hormone or somatotropin, also known Equine growth hormone in Horses and human growth hormone in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals. It is thus important in human development

Oxytocin

Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding, love, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth.

Partial list of hormones and peptides includes

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Adropin
Amylin
Angiotensin
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
Calcitonin
Cholecystokinin (CCK)
Gastrin
Ghrelin
Glucagon
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)
Growth hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Insulin
Leptin
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
Oxytocin
Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
Prolactin
Renin
Somatostatin
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
Vasopressin, also called arginine vasopressin (AVP) or anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)
Somatotropin (GH1)