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Polypeptide hormones are secreted into the blood stream and have endocrine functions in living animals. Polypeptide hormones are synthesized from amino acids according to an mRNA template, which is synthesized from a DNA template inside the cell's nucleus like other proteins. Polypeptide hormones are secreted from the pituitary gland. Pituitary gland consists of two lobes: (a) Anterior lobe or adenohypophysis. [...]