A 28-year-old man has his pituitary stalk severed during an operation to remove an adjacent tumor. Secretion of which of the following hormones is most likely to be increased subsequently in this patient?
ACTH
Follicle-stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Luteinizing hormone
Prolactin
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
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