| Hormone | Acronym | Hypophysial Cell Type | Hypothalamic Regulator(s) | Hormonal Function(s) |
| Corticotropin, Adrenocorticotropin | ACTH | Corticotrope | +Corticotropin Releasing Hormone, Corticoliberin (CRH); + Interleukin 1 ; - Glucocortical Steroids (via CRH); + Vasopressin; + PACAP | Stimulates glucocorticoid production by adrenal fasiculata & reticularis |
| Thyrotropin, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | TSH | Thyrotrope | -Thyroxine (T4); +Thyroid Releasing Hormone, Thyroliberin (TRH); -Somatostatin (SS) | Stimulates thyroxine production by thyroid |
| Prolactin, Mammotropin, Luteotropin | PRL | Lactotrope; Mammotrope | -Dopamine; + TRH; - SS; + Estrogens; + Oxytocin | Stimulates milk synthesis by secretory epithelium of breast; supports corpus luteum function |
| Somatotropin, Growth Hormone | GH | Somatotrope | + Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone, Somatoliberin (GHRH); - SS; + PACAP | Stimulates somatic growth, supports intermediary metabolism |
| Follitropin, Follicle Stimulating Hormone | FSH | Gonadotrope | + Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone, Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone, Gonadoliberin (GnRH, LHRH); - Inhibin; - Sex steroids (via LHRH) | Supports growth of ovarian follicles & estradiol production; Supports Sertoli cell function & spermatogenesis |
| Lutropin, Luteinizing Hormone | LH | Gonadotrope | + GnRH (LHRH); - Sex steroids (via LHRH in & ); + Estradiol in near midcycle | Supports late follicular development, ovulation, & corpus luteum function (especially progesterone synthesis); Supports testosterone synthesis, Leydig cell |
| Melanotropin, Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone | MSH | Melanotrope | + CRH | Supports dispersal & synthesis of pigment in melanocytes; may alter adrenal response to ACTH |