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11 Cards in this Set
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What role does gHG play in kids? in adults?
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postnatal growth and development;
maintains lean body massbone density |
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What does gHg do during starvation?
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rais blood glucoses and stimulates lipolysis and fat utilization
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What is the intermediate for the effets of growth hormone? What is this secreted by?
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Somatomedin (IGF); the liver
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Where is hGh synthesized?
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ant. pituitary cells called somatotropphs
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Wwhat hormone induces synthesis and stimulates the secretion of hGh
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Growth Hormone releasing Hormone
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What does somatosatain do?
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inhibits hGh synthesis and secretion and its effect on somatotrophs
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What stimulate hGh?
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1.GHRH
2. protein, FFA, Glucose, Carlorie deficeincy 3. Puberty 4. Exercise 5. Stage 3 and 4 sleep 6. Physiological strees 7. Estrogens and Androgens |
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What inhibits hGh?
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1. Somastininsomatomedins/
2. Increase in blood glucose/fatty acids 3. obesity 4. getting old 5. a lot of exta GH |
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what varies the secretion of hGh? 3 things
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life span, circadian rhythm, gender differences
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What are the metabolic effects?
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1. Increase in protein synthesis
2. mobilization/use of fatty acids 3. elevated blood glucose level |
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What is required to see the effects of hGH?
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1. normal levels of insulin
2. enough Carbohydrates and proteins |
