Chapter 17- Functional Organization of the Endocrine System
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38 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 neurotransmitters | 00 |
| hormones | 00 |
| hypothalamus | ... |
| pituitary gland | ... |
| thyroid gland | ... |
| adrenal gland | ... |
| pancreas | ... |
| pineal gland | ... |
| parathyroid gland | ... |
| thymus | ... |
| digestive tract | ... |
| kidneys | ... |
| gonads | ... |
| amino acid derivative hormones | ... |
| peptide and protein hormones | ... |
| steroid hormones | ... |
| negative feedback | ... |
| positive feedback | ... |
| transport proteins | ... |
| bound hormone | ... |
| unbound or free hormone | ... |
| hormone half-life | ... |
| specificity | ... |
| down- and up-regulation | ... |
| nuclear receptors | ... |
| hormone-receptor complex | ... |
| DNA | ... |
| mRNA (messenger RNA) | ... |
| transcription factor | ... |
| membrane-bound receptors | ... |
| 1st and 2nd messengers | ... |
| G-protein complex | ... |
| cAMP (cyclic AMP) | ... |
| Ca2+ | ... |
| adenylate cyclase | ... |
| protein kinases | ... |
| phosphorylation | ... |
| phosphodiesterase | ... |
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