ch 17 endocrine pt 2 Flashcards
Hormones binds to receptor and activates what?
G protein
Adenylate cyclase generates what?
cAMP
cAMP activates what?
Protein kinase
PIP2 is split into what?
DAG and IP3
What is a protein kinase
Carrys a phosphate
What is DAG?
Is a second messenger of the membrane that activates protein kinase
What is IP3?
Is a second messenger that leaves the membrane and causes an increase in the levels of CA 2+ in the cytosol.
What is Ca 2+
Acts as a third messenger, activation kinases and interacting with ion channels.
Actions of water-soluble hormones?
Enzymes can be activated or inhibited, secretion, muscles contracting or relaxing.
What is a synergistic interaction?
How hormones work together
What is a permissive interaction?
Need one hormone to trigger another hormone
What is an antagonistic interaction?
Hormones work against each other
What is a tract?
Bundles of axons
What is a nuclei?
Cell bodies
What is hypothalamus-hypophyseal portal system?
Plexus of blood vessels