Non-tropic hormone
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Non-tropic hormones are hormones that directly stimulate target cells to induce effects. This differs from the tropic hormones in that tropic hormones bind a receptor on another endocrine gland.
Non-tropic hormones released from the posterior pituitary gland in the brain are:
- Oxytocin - stimulates milk letdown in females.
References
Biology 12 McGrawHill Ryerson (Textbook)
http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/school/booksites/biology+12/index.php