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| a pituitary hormone that stimulates the adrenal cortex |
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| anti-diuretic hormone, increases the amount of water conserved by the kidney. Released by posterior pituitary. |
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| releases 4 peptide and protein hormones. They control endocrine glands. |
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| when a hormone influences the cell that released it- can provide negative feedback (restore state to normal) |
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| a compound formed from ATP that mediates the effects of numerous animal hormones. |
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| second messengers: "relay" molecules activated inside cell in response to hormone binding |
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| cells that secrete hormones. |
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| hormones are secreted by aggregations of endocrine cells forming secretory organs. |
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| follicle stimulating hormone- a gonadotropic hormone produced b the anterior pituitary. |
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| both the luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). Control the production of sex steroids by the gonads. |
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| time required for blood level of a hormone to reduce to half |
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| an enzyne that transfers a phosphate group from ATP to another molecule. |
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| luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropin produced by anterior pituitary: stimulates the gonads to produce sex hormones |
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| diffuse through plasma membranes. |
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| info relevant to the rate of a process that can be used by a control system to return the outcome of the process to an optimal level |
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| hormones synthesized in neurons in the hypothalamus. |
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| released by posterior pituitary. Stimulates uterine contractions and brings about flow of milk. |
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| when the hormone acts locally, near the site of its secretion. |
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| chemical substance used in communication |
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| releases peptide hormones, antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin. |
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| stimulates breast development and secretion of milk. In males helps control the endocrine function of testes. |
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| one of several hypothalamic hormones that stimulates the secretion of an anterior pituitary hormone |
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| : a compound, such as camp that is released within a target cell after a hormone (first messenger) has bound to a surface – triggers further reactions in the cell |
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| signal transduction cascade |
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| : the series of biochemical steps whereby a stimulus to a cell is translated into a response of the cell. |
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| : Binding of signaling molecule to receptor alters shape of receptor. Goes to target cell with appropriate receptor |
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| : any of numerous lipids based on a 17-carbon atom ring system. |
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| : regulates cell metabolism. Acts in the nucleus as a transcription factor. From the thyroid gland. |
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| a protein that assembles on a eukaryotic chromosome, allowing RNA polymerase II perform transcription. |
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| hormones that control the activities of other endocrine glands. |
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| : produced by anterior pituitary, activates the thyroxine producing follicle cells in the thyroid. Produced by hypothalamus |
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| : a peptide hormone of the anterior pituitary that stimulates many anabolic processes. |
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| : cannot pass though plasma membranes, so receptors are on the surface. |
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