BIOL 3420 Lecture Notes - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Hypothalamus, Prolactin
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Clicker: all of the following statements about gcrs and rtks are true except, both can have tyrosine kinase domains, both rely on downstream gtp binding proteins, both can initiate phosphorylation cascades, both can exhibit considerable crosstalk with other pathways, both experience a conformational change in their intracellular domains. Feedback regulation: feedback may be direct or involve multiple components of the nervous and endocrine system (ie. first, second, third order feedback loops, feedback may be direct or involve multiple components of the nervous and endocrine system (ie. first, second, third order feedback loops) Anterior pituitary: composed of epithelial cells, different cell types secrete 6 different peptide hormones, tsh (thyroid stimulating hormone, acth (adrenocorticotrophic hormone, gh (growth hormone, prolactin, lh (luteinizing hormones, fsh (follicle stimulating hormone) Posterior pituitary: adh (anti diuretic hormone, increases reabsorption of h20 by kidneys, oxytocin, uterine contraction during childbirth, milk let down during breast feeding, male function unclear.
