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Increases H2O reabsortion in kidneys, increased blood volume & BP, decreased urine output & Osmolarity; supressed by ETOH, caffine, etc.; hyposecrection = Diabetes Insipdus.
is synthesized in the hypothalamus; but released by the posterior pititary. |
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| uterine contraction & milk letdown/sexual arousal & orgasm/bonding with child and mother; positive feedback |
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increases protein synthesis, fat breakdown, & blood sugar; hyposecretion= dwarfism (children); hypersecretion: gigantism (children) and acromegaly (adults); pygmyism (hyposecretion of somatomedins).
Produced in hypothalamus gland. |
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exaggerated growth in face, hands, feet. (Andre the giant.)
comes from hypersecretion of GH. |
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high urine output, low blood volume and low BP.
comes from hyposecretion of ADH |
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| secreted by parafollicular cells; increases osteoblasts, decreases blood calcium levels; antagonist to PTH |
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| freely circulate, uses 2nd messenger system: membrane bound receptor, rapid acting, denatures quickly, includes most hormones. |
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bound to plasma protein, lasts longer b/c not denatured, larger, intracellular receptors b/c lipid soluable, uses direct gene activation: turns on genes, includes corticoids, androgens, and thyroid hormones
require a plasma protein to be transported in bloodstream. |
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| increases H2O and Na+ reabsorption; zona glomerulosa (cortex) |
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| increases blood glucose & decreases inflammation; zona fasiculata (cortex); secreted by adrenal cortex |
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(hypersecretion of aldosterone & cortisol)
"Moon face", fat redistibution ("buffalo hump"), high glucose, high bp, bone/muscle weakness, weight gain; often caused by benign pituitary tumor |
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