Hormones Flashcards
Catecholamines T1/2
2min
T3/T4 T1/2
7days
ADH T1/2
5min
GH T1/2
20min
Prolactin T1/2
20min
Cortisol T1/2
2h
Aldosterone T1/2
15min
Oxytocin T1/2
5min
Catecholamines PPB
50%
T3/T4 PPB
99% (mostly to thyroxine binding globulin)
ADH PPB
Unbound
GH PPB
Higly bound to growth hormone binding globulin
Prolactin PPB
Highly PPB
Glicoproteins have a common
α subunit (different β subunit)
TSH, LH, FSH, β-HCG
Thyrotrophs proportion of the pituitary cells.
5%
Corticotrophs proportion of the pituitary cells.
10%
Somatotrophs proportion of the pituitary cells.
50%
Lactotrophs proportion of the pituitary cells.
20%
Gonadotrophs proportion of the pituitary cells.
15%
Cortisol PPB
80% costisole binding globulin
20% albumin
Aldosterone PPB
60%
Hormones with 2h rhythmicity
GH
ACTH
Cortisol
Aldosterone
DHEA
All also have diurnal variation.
DHEA PPB
90% albumin
PTH T1/2
15min