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 (/ËkÉªÅstÉn/ or US /ËkÉªÅztÉn/) is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island.ingston, as the capital, is the financial, cultural, economic and industrial centre of Jamaica. Many financial institutions are based in Kingston, and the city boasts the largest number of hospitals, schools, universities and cultural attractions of any urban area on the island.