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13 Cards in this Set
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Water Soluble hormone |
Circulate in the watery blood plasma in a 'free' form, not attached |
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Water-soluble hormone (types) |
Amine hormone Peptide+protein hormone Eicosanoid hormone |
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Anime hormone |
Synthesized by decarboxylating (remove CO2) certain amino acids Retain amino acid group -NH3+ |
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Peptide+protein hormone |
Amino acid polymers Most protein hormone have attached carbohydrate groups this are glycoprotein hormone |
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Eicosanoid hormone |
Derived from arachidonicacid 20-carbon fatty acid |
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Amine hormone (types) |
Catecholamines- modify amino acid tyrosine in adrenal medulla Histamine- mast cells in connective tissue |
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Peptide+protein hormone (types) |
Found in hypothalamus, pituitary, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, kidneys, adipose tissue, stomach |
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Eicosanoid hormone (types) |
Prostaglandins (PGs) Leukotrienes (LTs) Local hormones |
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Lipid-soluble hormone |
Bound to transport proteins |
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Lipid-soluble hormone (types) |
Steroid hormone Thyroid hormone Nitric oxide |
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Steroid hormone |
Derived from cholesterol Large diversity of functions |
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Thyroid hormone |
Synthesized by attaching iodine to amino acid tyrosine 2-benzene rings make it very lipid soluble |
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Nitric Oxide (NO(g)) |
Both a hormone and neurotransmitter Its synthesis is catalyzed by enzyme nitric oxide synthase |
