BIOM 3200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Growth Hormone–Releasing Hormone, Thyroid, Pituitary Gland
17 Oct 2017
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Table 1. 1 major endocrine hormones of body, endocrine organ that secretes it & brief explanation of function. Stimulates metabolism; affect cardiovascular system; response to stress. Vasopressin (produced in hypothalamus, released from posterior pituitary. Growth; secretion of insulin-like growth factors; organic metabolism. Note: single gland may secrete more than 1 hormone; hormones may also be secreted by specific cell type within the gland; same hormone may also be secreted by more than 1 gland. Peptide/protein hormones: small peptides (3 aas) or proteins (polypeptides, synthesized on ribosomes of endocrine cell as larger proteins (preprohormones) & cleaved to prohormones by enzymes in granular endoplasmic reticulum of cell. Promotes gamete production & estrogen production in females. Stimulates uterine contraction during parturition & milk ejection during lactation. Unit 1: endocrinology: anterior pituitary controls majority of endocrine glands, the hypothalamus is influenced by many factors: exciting.
