PSY 3006 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gonadotropin, Horseradish Peroxidase, Alkaline Phosphatase
31 Oct 2018
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Common techniques in behavioral endocrinology (this section describes some of the primary methods and techiniques used in behavioral endocrinology) The ablation (removal or extirpation) of the suspected source of a hormone to determine its funation is a classic technique in endocrinology. A gland that is suspected to be the source of a hormone affecting a hebaior is surgically removed. The hormone is replaves by reimplanting the removal gland, by injecting a homogenate or extract from the gland (or by injecting a purified hormone) A determination is made whether the observed consequences of ablation have been reveresed by the replacement therapy. A traditional complementary approach to the ablation-replacement techniqye is the observation of bahavior in individuals with diseased or congenitally dysfunctional endocrine organs. When ablation occurs in the brain, the result is often called a lesion. Modern complementary approaches include administeration of drugs to block hormone synthesis or hormone receptor activity.
