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Lipid soluble hormones. |
Enter by diffusing through plasma membrane. Travel in the blood. Enter in the specific target cell and carry out response. |
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Steroids |
Derived from cholesterol in SER.
Turn on/off specific genes. Effective from hours to several days. |
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Thyroid hormones |
Composed of tyrosine rings and attached iodine. Lipid soluble. Activates enzymes involved in catabolism of fats and glucose. plays a role in setting up our basal metabolic index. |
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Retinoids |
Vitamin A derivatives. Effects proliferation and differentiation of cells. Also plays a role in apoptosis. |
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Water soluble hormo9nes |
Travel within the blood. Enter the cells and binds to specific receptors to carry out cellular response. |
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Peptide and Protein hormones |
Formed due to modification of proteins or when two or more proteins come together. Eg: serotonin, melatonin, histamine and epinephrine. Larger peptide hormones mainly includes insulin and glucagon. |
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Eicosanoids |
Derived from arachidonic acid, prostaglandin (lipophilic) and leukotriene. Travel by difusing through phospholipid layer. Visit my blog for the similar flash cards. http://microamaze.blogspot.in/ |
