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Reproductive Hormones Flashcards

1
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What is the result of GnRh release from the hypothalamus?

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Cause gonadotrophs to release FSH and LH

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What happens with sustained GnRH?

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Inhibit FSH/LH release

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What is the half life of GnRH?

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degraded by peptidases in about 4 min.

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What inhibits GnRH?

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Negative feedback from sex steroids and GnIH

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5
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What does LH do in females?

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Released in a pulsitive manner and stimulates production of corpus luteum

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6
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What is the targets for LH?

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Females: Theca cells
Males: Leydig cells

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7
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What is the main cause of ovulation?

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Large increases in LH

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What inhibits LH?

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Sustained release of GnRH and negative feedback from sex steroids

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9
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What is the structure of LH and where is it made?

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Alpha and beta chains and made by gonadotrophs in the pituitary

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10
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What does FSH do in females?

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Stimulate the growth of Graafian follicles

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What is the structure and where is FSH made?

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Alpha and Beta chain made by gonadotrophs in the anterior pituitary

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12
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What activates FSH?

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GnRH released in a pulsative manner and activin

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13
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What inhibits FSH?

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Sustained release of GnRH and inhibin and negative feedback

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14
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What is the half life of FSH?

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30-100 minutes

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15
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What is the targets of FSH?

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Females: granulosa cells
Males: Sertoli cells

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16
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What is prolactin?

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Protein hormone made in the anterior pituitary by lactotrophs. Similar to growth hormone

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17
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What does prolactin do in females?

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  • Mammogenesis
  • Lactogenesis
  • Galactopoeisis
  • Repro and body effects
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18
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What does prolactin do in males?

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Sensitize leydig cells to LH potentiating testosterone

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19
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What regulates prolactin?

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Negatively regulated by dopaminergic neurons in the arcuate nucleus

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20
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What is oxytocin?

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Peptide hormone made in the hypothalamus and released in the posterior pituitary

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What does Oxytocin do in females>

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  • Smooth muscle contraction in repro organs
  • Prostaglandin synthesis
  • CNS effects
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22
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What does Oxytocin in males?

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Contraction of the epididymis and vas deferens and prostaglandin synthesis

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23
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What regulates oxytocin?

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Neural sensory pathways and positive feedback loop

24
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What is melatonin?

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Monoamine hormone made by pineal gland at nigh

25
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What is the purpose of melatonin?

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Functions in circadian rhythm and core for seasonal breeders through the KISS system controlling GnRH and direct stimulation of pars tuberalis

26
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What is the effect of melatonin on KISS neurons in short day breeders?

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Inhibits

27
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What is the effect of melatonin on KISS neurons in long day breeders?

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Stimulates

28
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What does 17B- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase do?

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Synthesize testosterone or estradiol from weaker androgens or estrogens

29
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What does Aromatase do>

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Needed for synthesis of all estrogens

30
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What does 5a-reductase do?

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Needed for synthesis of Dihydrotestosterone

31
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WHere is testosterone produced?

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C19 androgen steroid made in leydig cells in testis (small amount in the adrenal glands and ovaries)

32
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How is testosterone made?

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Reduced from adrostenedione by 17bHSD and controlled by LH

33
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What is the half life of testosterone?

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30-40min

34
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What are the carrier proteins for testosterone?

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SHBG and ABP

35
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What is dihydrotestosterone?

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C19 hormone made by reducing testosterone with 5a-reductase

36
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What androgen is more potent?

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DHT

37
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What is the half life of DHT?

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50-60min

38
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Why are circulating levels of DHT low?

A

Usually made at the site of action

39
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What is estradiol?

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C18 estrogen made from androtenedione with 17b-HSD and aromatase

40
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Where is aromatase found?

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Males: sertoli cells
Females: Granulosa cells

41
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What are non repro effects of estradiol?

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  • Bone maintenance

- Closure of epiphyseal plate (why women are usually shorter)

42
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What is the carrier protein for estradiol?

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SHBG

43
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What is the strongest estrogen?

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Estradiol

44
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What are other estrogens?

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Estrone, estriol, and equilin

45
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What receptors do estrogens bind to?

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Estrogen receptors but some differentiate to cause different effects on different tissues

46
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What is progesterone?

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C21 progestin secreted by granulosa luteal cells in CL during luteal phase of estrous

47
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What is the effect of progesterone?

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-pro-gestational (pause estrous cycle during pregnancy and support pregnancy)

48
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What receptors do progesterones bind to?

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  • Nuclear progesterone receptors

- Membrane receptor

49
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How is progesterone made?

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Is an intermediate in almost all steroid making tissues. Only secreted in absence of advanced steroid enzymes

50
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What is the structure of activins?

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dimers of inhibin beta subunits

51
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What is the structure of inhibins?

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dimers of alpha and beta subunit

52
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What receptor do inhibins/activins bind to?

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Activin receptors

53
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What cells secrete activin and inhibins?

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Males: Sertoli
Female: granulosa cells

54
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What regulates activin/inhibin?

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Follistatin. Binds to activin to prevent activin binding

55
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What is the role of prostaglandins in the male repro tract?

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  • regulate immune response to sperm in males and females

- regulate activity of ductal system

56
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What is the role of prostaglandins in females?

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  • Contractions
  • Control luteolysis
  • signaling for sperm
57
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What is hCG and eCG(PMSG)

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produced by placenta in humans and horses respectively (LH receptor agonists)

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