Sex Hormone Flashcards
1
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What is an androgen?
A
Type of male hormone that binds androgen receptors, stimulates activity of male sex organs and induces development of male characteristics
2
Q
What kind of hormone is testosterone?
A
Steroid hormone ( lipid hormone)
3
Q
What kind of specific actions does testosterone do to bone?
A
- Promotes osteoblast differentiation and proliferation
- Inhibits osteoblast apoptosis
- Inhibits osteoclast activity
4
Q
What kind of specific actions does testosterone do to muscle?
A
- Promotes protein synthesis
- Inhibits protein degradation
- Promotes muscle fiber volume
- Promotes satellite cell number
- Inhibits glucocorticoid-mediated muscle degradation
5
Q
What kind of specific actions does testosterone do to adipose?
A
- promotes lipolysis
- inhibits LPL activity
6
Q
What kind of hormone is estrogen?
A
Steroid hormone
7
Q
What kind of specific actions does estrogen do to bone?
A
- inhibits chondrocyte proliferation and function
- promotes osteoclast apoptosis
- inhibits osteoclast activity
- inhibits osteoblast apoptosis
8
Q
What kind of specific actions does estrogen do to muscle?
A
- promotes protein synthesis
- promotes GH and IGF-1
- promotes glucose absorption
9
Q
What kind of specific actions does estrogen do to adipose?
A
- promotes lipogenesis
- promotes lipolysis
