Converse of object

• secrete: In particular, the levels of hormones secreted by their adrenal cortex tend to increase in response to stress.

• luteinizing: It can mimic the action of luteinizing hormone ( LH ) in the body.

• luteinising: Luteinising hormone ( LH ) is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain.

Adjective modifier

• thyroid: Often the symptoms of a lack of thyroid hormone are not very obvious.

• parathyroid: The glands produce parathyroid hormone, which helps control the level of calcium in the blood.

• pituitary: They are already receiving full replacement with other deficient pituitary hormones.

• antidiuretic: Sodium balance in the body normally is controlled by aldosterone and ADH ( antidiuretic hormone ).

• anabolic: Insulin-like growth factor ( IGF-1 ) is the anabolic effector hormone of growth hormone.

• adrenocorticotrophic: Levels of cortisol and adrenocorticotrophic hormone, aldosterone, insulin and regulation by the hypothalamus are all implicated too.

Modifies a noun

• replacement: Does hormone replacement therapy increase the risks of cancer of the womb?

• estrogen: The soya protein used in soy sauce reduces the levels of the female hormone estrogen which has been linked to breast cancer.

• testosterone: Antler shedding is triggered by a fall in the hormone testosterone, a hormonal change that is linked to an increase in day length.

• therapy: Hormone therapy The male hormone called testosterone can make prostate cancer grow faster.

• secretion: Positive and negative feedback regulation of reproductive hormone secretion.

• cortisol: Cushing Syndrome, in which there's a high level of the hormone cortisol in the blood, can also precipitate a depression.

Noun used with modifier

• steroid: It is also the starting material from which steroid hormones are made by the adrenal gland.

• gonadotropin-releasing: Sheep exhibit novel variations in the organization of the mammalian type II gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene.

• growth: The risk could be reduced with a low dose of growth hormone.

• peptide: Growth Hormone ( GH ) - A peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that stimulates body growth.

• gonadotrophin-releasing: Within the brain, the hypothalamus produces gonadotrophin-releasing hormone ( GnRH ) which is secreted into the pituitary gland ( 1 ).