LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 5MC
Which hormone is not synthesized by cells in the pituitary gland?
| a. | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| b. | growth hormone |
| c. | luteinizing hormone |
| d. | thyroid hormone |
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