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What is the endocrine system?
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* integrates, coordinates and
controls body processes by chemical signals (hormones) that are released into the extracellular tissue spaces and carried by the vasculature to distant target cells. |
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Categories of classic hormones
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1) Amino acid- and
arachidonic acidderivatives 2) Small peptides, polypeptides, proteins 3) Steroids: Cholesterolderived compounds |
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How do hormones affect the body?
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*Most have carrier proteins, even water-soluble hormones
*Binding of a hormone to its specific receptor triggers a cascade of intracellular messages resulting in metabolic and functional changes in the target cell |
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What are the different hormone receptors?
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*Cell surface receptors
- Activate second messenger cascades, most of which are stimulatory on target cell metabolism *Intracellular receptors - Most are in the nucleus - Generally influence gene expression without the help of a second messenger |
