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| Composed of ductless glands that secrete hormones through the circulatory system |
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| Hormones of anterior pituitary gland |
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| Thyroid stimulating hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, lutenizing hormone, Growth hormone, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, endorphins |
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| Hormones of the posterior pituitary gland |
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| Oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH) |
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| Clasically described endocrine glands include... |
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| Hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals, pancreatic islets, gonads |
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| "to excite". Is a signalling molecule. Distant targets |
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| One class of hormone, derived from tyrosine or tryptophan |
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| one class of hormone, hormones solutle in water |
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| one class of hormone, cholestrol derivatives that must use carriers b/c less osluble |
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| Amine hormone derived from tryptophan |
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| Thyroid stimulating hormone |
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| Glycoprotein secreted from pituitary |
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| Glycoprotein secreted from pituitary |
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| Placental gonadotropins, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and Equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) |
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| Glycoproteins secreted from placenta |
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| Produced by the developing embryo after conception. Excreted in the kidneys and can be detected in urine. Pregnancy tests |
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| Growth hormone, Prolactin, Adrenocorticotropic hormone, parathormone, calcitonin, insulin and glucagon, hypothalamic hormones |
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| All peptide and protein hormones |
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| Steroids with intact sterol nucleus |
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| Gonadal androgens, estrogens and progestins as well as adrenal steroids icluding glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids and sexual steroids |
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| Steroids with broken steroid nucleus |
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| Vitamin D2 derivatives cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol |
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| Inappropriate use of steroids can lead to.. |
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| Hormonal imbalances such as gynecomastia and testicular atrophy as well as virilization |
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| Inapporpriate use of anabolic steroids |
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| Harmful changes in cholesterol levels (increase LDL, decrease HDL), acne, high BP, liver damage, changes in heart structure (left ventricle) |
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| Derivatives of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes) |
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| Hormone-like peptides that stimulate or inhibit cell division. Do not originate in classically defined endocrine glands |
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| Stimulation of cell growth |
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| induce cellular hypertrophy |
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| Somatomedins (IGF-1 or somatomedinC) and IGF-II, Epidermal growth factor (EGF), Transforming growth factors (TGF-beta1,2,3; activins; inhibin'mullerian-inhibiting substance (MIS) also known as antimullerian hormone (AMH)). |
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| small cell-signalling protein molecules secreted by numerous cells. Proteins, peptides and glycoproteins. Term originally used for immunomodulatory cells. |
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| may be autocrine/paracrine in chemotaxis and endocrine as pyrogen. Not limited to immunomodulatory role. Also involved in several developmental processes during embryogenesis |
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| Regulation of hormone levels in blood |
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| Change rate of synthesis, change rate of removal, degrade by lysosomal enzymes |
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| Synthesis of protein and peptide hormones |
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| steady rate in unstimulated cell. Can change based on transcription rates, but reservoir of stored hormone in secretory vesicles. |
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| Synthesis of steroid hormones |
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| Made on demand with no significant storage |
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