Origin of hormones Flashcards
1
Q
What are the classes of lipid-soluble hormones?
A
Steroid, thyroid, nitric oxide
2
Q
What are the classes of water-soluble hormones?
A
Amines, peptides and proteins, eicosanoids
3
Q
what are steroid hormones derived from? Give an example hormone
A
cholesterol
Estrogen
4
Q
what are thyroid hormones derived from? Give an example hormone
A
tyrosine
T3, T4
5
Q
what is nitric oxide derived from?
A
built by NO synthase in endothelial cells lining blood vessels
6
Q
What are amines hormones derived from? Give an example hormone
A
amino acids
serotonin
7
Q
What are eicosanoids derived from? Give an example hormone
A
20-carbon fatty acid
Prostaglandins
