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. 2014 Jun;20(3 Neurology of Systemic Disease):560–579. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000450966.68828.45

Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1.

Control of hypothalamic–pituitary–target organ axes. CRH = corticotropin-releasing hormone; TRH = thyrotropin-releasing hormone; GnRH = gonadotropin-releasing hormone; GHRH = growth hormone–releasing hormone; ACTH = adrenocorticotropic hormone; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone; LH = luteinizing hormone; FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone; GH = growth hormone; T4 = thyroxine; T3 = triiodothyronine; IGF-1 = insulinlike growth factor 1. Modified with permission from Melmed S, J Clin Invest.1 © 2003, American Society for Clinical Investigation. www.jci.org/articles/view/20401. Figure redrawn by Chihiro Saka.