Hormones Flashcards
What is a hormone?
regulatory biochemical from endo glands or nerves -> systemic circulation -> affect target tissue receptors.
May -> new products or hormones
Can be peptides, proteins, steroids
Initiate feedback mechanisms
Hormone mode of action…
minute amounts
short half lives
longer lasting effects than nerves
Describe Ferguson’s reflex (draw)… what kind of response is involved?
slide 8…
GnRH is considered a …?
driver
FSH is considered a …?
stimulator
LH is considered a …?
ovulator
E2 is considered a …?
receptor
P4 is considered a …?
regulator
PG is considered a …?
terminator
Hormones from the brain…
melatonin, kisspeptin, prolactin, opioids
Hormones from the hypothalamus…
GnRH
Hormones from the pituitary…
FSH
LH
Hormones from the ovary…
Follicle (E2)
CL (P4)
Hormones from the uterus…
PGF2alpha
What are the gonadal hormones?
T4, E2, prog., inhibin, activin, AMH…