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| chemicals that exert effect on same cell that secretes them |
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| chemicals that act locally but on a different cell type than the one that transmits it. |
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| amino-acid based hormones |
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| hormones that vary greatly in size and built from amino acids. act on receptors in plasma membrane. |
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| hormones made from cholesterol. only gonadal and adrenocortical hormones. act within a cell. |
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| hormonal lipids. released by nearly all cell membranes. |
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| method by which amino acid based hormones act on intercellular functions |
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| specific type of secondary messanger commonly used. |
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| signaling protein that is inactive with GDP and active with GTP. |
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| protein that g-protein binds to and activates or deactivates. ends up creating cAMP. |
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| cAMP triggers activation of these proteins. Phosphorylate proteins in cells. |
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| protein that breaks down cAMP |
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| PIP second-messenger mechanism |
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| mechanism other than cAMP for affecting intercellular shit. amino-acid hormones. |
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| G protein activates this protein in PIP system |
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| what phospholipase splits |
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| result of PIP2 splitting by phospholipase C |
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| activated downstream by CA2+ due to DAG creatinon from PIP2 by phospholipase C |
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| creation of new receptors on cell surface in response to target hormone |
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| desensitization of the target cell after lots of hormone is present. loss of receptors |
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| when hormone cant exert full effect due to lack of another hormone |
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| amplification of hormone response when more than one type of hormone are present |
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| when one hormone opposes action of another hormone |
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| hormone release or nonrelease due to concentration of things in fluid (other than hormone) |
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| hormones made in hypothalamus and sent down infundibulum to the posterior pituitary |
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| primary capillary plexus through hypophyseal portal veins and then the secondary capillary plexus |
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| way in which hypothalamus communicates with the anterior pituitary |
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| hypophyseal portal system |
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| system used for hypothalamus to communicate with the anterior pituitary |
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| hormones tht regulate secretion of other endocrine glands |
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| from anterior pituitary. controlled by ghih and ghrh of hypothalamus |
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| storage areas in the thyroid |
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| glycoprotein that will bind iodine to form colloid |
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| stored in the follicle of thyroid. consists of thyroglobulin bound to iodine. |
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| bodies major metabolic hormone |
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| combine to create thyroid hormone |
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| heat-producing effect of the TH |
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| caused by low levels of iodine in thyroid |
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| caused by too much iodine. autoimmune disease. |
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| produced by C cells (parafollicular cells) of the thyroid. |
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| name of steroids synthesized in the cortex of the adrenal gland. |
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| coirticosteroid involved with extracellular ion levels |
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| specific mineralocorticoid. important for maintaining level of sodium. |
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| renin and angiotensinogen combine to form... |
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| influence the levels of glucose in blood. released by adrenal cortex. |
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| weak androgens secreted by the adrenal cortex. converted to testosterone. |
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| tiny cell clusters in teh pancreas that produce endocrine hormones. |
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| cell type in the islets of langerhans that produce glucagon |
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| create insulin in the islets of langerhans |
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| breaks gown glycogen stores in liver |
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| lowers blood glucose levels. |
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| inability of cells to use glucose as their food source. caused by hyposecretion or hypoactivity of insulin. |
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| atrial natriuretic peptide |
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| reduces blood volume due to expansion of the atrium of the heart to abnormal limits. makes you pee more. |
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