Which hormone is NOT found in the anterior pituitary?

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Which hormone is NOT found in the anterior pituitary?

Explanation:
The two parts of the pituitary have different roles. The anterior pituitary synthesizes and releases its own set of hormones in response to releasing and inhibiting signals from the hypothalamus (via the portal blood system): growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and the gonadotropins FSH and LH. In contrast, the posterior pituitary does not produce hormones itself; it stores and releases hormones made in the hypothalamus—ADH and oxytocin. Therefore, ADH is not found in the anterior pituitary; it is released from the posterior pituitary. The other hormones listed are produced by the anterior pituitary.

The two parts of the pituitary have different roles. The anterior pituitary synthesizes and releases its own set of hormones in response to releasing and inhibiting signals from the hypothalamus (via the portal blood system): growth hormone, prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and the gonadotropins FSH and LH. In contrast, the posterior pituitary does not produce hormones itself; it stores and releases hormones made in the hypothalamus—ADH and oxytocin. Therefore, ADH is not found in the anterior pituitary; it is released from the posterior pituitary. The other hormones listed are produced by the anterior pituitary.

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