The anterior pituitary secretes six major tropic hormones controlling the activities of their target organs. Release of these hormones is regulated primarily by hypothalamic factors carried by the hypothalamic-hypophyseal blood supply.
The anterior pituitary secretes six major tropic hormonescontrolling the activities of their target organs. Release of these hormones is regulated primarily by hypothalamic factorscarried by the hypothalamic-hypophyseal blood supply.