Markers

Secretions

alpha -amylase

Pancreatic acini

alpha -fetoprotein

Hepatocellular CA

Beta -hCG

Pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancy.

Hydatiform moles.

Choriocarcinoma.

Seminoma.

Teratoma.

mixed Embryonal CA.

Beta -lipotropin

Small Cell CA of lung

ACTH

Anterior pituitary - corticotropes

Medullary CA of thyroid.

Small Cell CA of lung

ADH

Hypothalamus- supraoptic & paraventricular nuclei

Small Cell CA of lung.

AFP

Neural tube defects; spina bifida, anencephaly.

Hepatocellular CA.

Hepatoblastoma.

Yolk sac tumor.

Endodermal sinus tumor.

Embryonal CA.

Teratoma.

Increased in Down's.

Aldosterone

Adrenal Cortex - Zona glomerulosa

alkaline mucus

Brunner's glands of GI submucosa

Androgen binding protein

Sertoli cells

aqueous, serum like fluid

glands of Lieberkuhn

Calcitonin

Medullary CA of thyroid.

CCK

I cells of duodenum / jejunum

CEA

GI CA

pancreatic CA

chymotrypsinogen

Pancreatic acini

Cortisol

Sex hormones

Adrenal Cortex - Zona reticularis

Renal Cell CA

CRH

Hypothalamus -

Dopamine

Hypothalamus -

Epi

NE

Adrenal Medulla - Chromaffin cells

erythropoietin

Juxtaglomerular cells.

Hepatocellular CA.

Renal Cell CA.

Wilm's tumor.

estrogen

Granulosa cells of ovary.

Granulosa cell tumor.

Thecoma.

FSH

Anterior pituitary - gonadotropes

gastrin

G cells

GH

Anterior pituitary - somatotropes

GIH

Hypothalamus -

glucagon

Pancreatic  cells

GnRH

Hypothalamus -

GRH

Hypothalamus -

H⁺

Parietal cells

Histamine

Enterochromafin like cells

Histamine

Mast cells; platelets.

inhibin (FSH)

Sertoli cells

Insulin

Pancreatic  cells

intrinsic factor

Parietal cells

Leukotrienes

Leukocytes

LH

Anterior pituitary - gonadotropes

Mullerian Inhibiting Factor

Sertoli cells

Mullerian Inhibiting substance

testes

NO

Endothelial cell.

oxytocin

Hypothalamus- supraoptic & paraventricular nuclei

Pepsinogen

Chief cells

proelastase

Pancreatic acini

prolactin

Anterior pituitary - lactotropes

Prostaglandins

Cell membrane of almost any cell.

PTH

Chief cells of parathyroid.

SCC of lung.

breast CA.

Renal Cell CA.

Ovarian CA.

Renin

Juxtaglomerular cells

Renal Cell CA

salivary amylase

Parotid gland

Secretin

S cells of duodenum

Serotonin

Mast cells

Platelets

Small cell CA of lung

Carcinoid

Sex hormones

Adrenal Cortex - Zona Reticularis

Somatostatin

Pancreatic D cells

Surfactant; dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine

Type II alveolar cells

Testosterone

Leydig cells

TRH

Hypothalamus -

trypsinogen

Pancreatic acini

TSH

Anterior pituitary - thyrotropes