Endocrine Glands Involved in Acromegaly. The pituitary gland is a small gland at the base of the brain that produces several important hormones to control body functions such as growth, development, reproduction, and metabolism.Growth Hormone (GH) is part of a cascade of hormones that is produced by the pituitary gland.rowth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) is a hormone produced by the hypothalamus and its function is to stimulate the pituitary gland to produce GH. Somatostatin secreted by the cells of hypothalamus and also by the cells of stomach, intestine, and pancreas helps inhibit GH production.
Kingston, New York. This article is about the city. For the nearby town named Kingston, see Kingston (town), New York. Kingston /ËkÉªÅstÉn/ is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles (95 km) south of Albany.
Kingston is located in Eastern Ontario and has a population of approximately 120,000. Itâs located approximately 2 hours south of Ottawa (via the 401 East and 416 highways) and approximately 2.5 hours East of both Peterborough (via the 401/115) and Toronto (via the 401). A little known fact to non-residents is that Kingston was actually the very first capital of Ontario until 1841 to 1844. Kingstonâs knickname is the âLimestone Cityâ because of the many Limeston buildings and architecture that still remain to this day. Kingston Ontario is very well known throughout the country as a prime Canadian educational destination, with three post secondary education facilities. St. Lawrence College, Queens University and The Royal Military College all have campuses located in Kingston.