Exam 5: Growth Hormone

Question 1

What are the functions of growth hormone?

Answer 1

Anabolic
Lipolytic
Diabetogenic

Question 2

What are the anabolic functions of GH?

Answer 2

Increase protein synthesis

Increase bone and soft tissue

Question 3

What does GH result in?

Answer 3

Protein anabolism

Question 4

What does decreased CHO utilization by GH cause?

Answer 4

Insulin resistance

Question 5

What does insulin-like growth factor-1 do?

Answer 5

Mediates growth-promoting effects of GH

Question 6

What is insulin-like growth factor-1 synthesized by?

Answer 6

Liver, which is directly stimulated by GH

Question 7

What is the anabolic function of insulin-like growth factor-1?

Answer 7

Stimulates AA uptake and activation of enzymes for protein synthesis

Question 8

What are IGF and GH concentrations like during growth in large breeds?

Answer 8

IGF: same
GH: Increased and persists longer

Question 9

What are IGF and GH concentrations like during growth in small breeds?

Answer 9

IGF: same
GH:Increased for a shorter duration

Question 10

What are IGF and GH concentrations like during adulthood in large breeds?

Answer 10

GH: same
IGF: higher

Question 11

What are IGF and GH concentrations like during adulthood in small breeds?

Answer 11

GH: same
IGF: lower

Question 12

What is the stimulus for GH release in dogs? Where does it stimulate GH from?

Answer 12

Progestogens

Mammary tissue