A client is experiencing a disorder to the anterior pituitary gland. The nurse realizes that all of the following hormones will be affected by this disorder EXCEPT:

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Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is produced by the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary gland. Therefore, a disorder of the anterior pituitary gland would not affect the production or release of ADH. However, the other hormones listed (adrenocorticotropic hormone, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone) are all produced and regulated by the anterior pituitary gland, and would be affected by such a disorder.

A Client Is Experiencing a Disorder to the Anterior Pituitary