HORMO TISSUE/ STIMULATION FOR ITS TARGET EFFECT ON THE NAME

NES ORGAN SECRETION ORGAN/ TARGET ORGAN OF

OF TISSUE TESTING
ORIGIN /MEASU
REMENT
hCG placenta once fertilization takes place, Ovary(cor Maintains pregnancy hCG
the trophoblast layer of the pus test(seru
developing blastocyst begins luteum),ut m,urine)
to produce and secrete hCG. erus
Relaxin Placenta LH from the pituitary gland Uterus,Ce Uterine contraction Blood test
,ovary during menstrual cycle , hCG rvix, pelvic (inhibits)
during pregnancy ligaments Increase in
distensibility
Renin kidney fall in arterial blood pressure, Blood Blood pressure, plasma
decrease in NaCl, sympathetic vessel Aldosterone renin
nervous system activity is smooth secretion activity
detected through beta1 muscle, test or an
adrenergic receptors. Adrenal aldostero
cortex ne-renin
ratio
Erythrop Kidney Low oxygen Bone increases the oxygen- blood (the
oietin marrow carrying capacity of EPO test
the blood by
increasing RBC
CCK Small hydrochloric acid, amino Gall Release of bile secretin-
intestine acids, or fatty acids bladder cholecysto
kinin test
(aka
Secretin-
CCK test,
Secretin-
Pancreozy
min test)
VIP gut, high frequency (10-20 Hz) Smooth vasodilation, lowers Quantitati
pancreas, nerve stimulation and by muscles arterial blood ve
and cholinergic agonists, ,heart pressure, stimulates Radioimm
suprachia serotonin, dopaminergic ,blood myocardial unoassay
smatic agonists, prostaglandins (PGE, vessels contractility, relaxes
nuclei of PGD), and nerve growth the smooth muscle
the factor. of trachea, stomach
hypothal and gall bladder.
amus in
the
brain.
Secretin Small Acid in stomach Pancreas Digestive secretions secretin
intestine stimulatio
n test
Gastrin Parietal eating a meal which leads stomach Acid secretion Gastrin
cells in stomach distention blood test
stomach,
Atrionatri Heart blood volume or pressure, the Kidney reduce sodium ANP blood
uretic cells of the heart’s atrial wall ,heart reabsorption, test
peptide stretch. inhibition of renin
secretion and the
initiation of RAAS
andvasodilation,decr
ease blood pressure,
blood volume