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Sources of hormones

Sources of hormones. Endocrinology terminology. hormone : neuropeptide : non-peptide neurohormone : neurotransmitter :. Endocrinology terminology. pheromone : lumone : growth factor : chalone : cytokine :. Classes of hormones. Peptide hormones vary in size. Classes of hormones.

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Sources of hormones

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  1. Sources of hormones

  2. Endocrinology terminology • hormone: • neuropeptide: • non-peptide neurohormone: • neurotransmitter:

  3. Endocrinology terminology • pheromone: • lumone: • growth factor: • chalone: • cytokine:

  4. Classes of hormones • Peptide hormones vary in size

  5. Classes of hormones • Peptide hormones vary in size

  6. Classes of hormones • Peptide hormones vary in form

  7. Classes of hormones • Peptide hormones vary in form

  8. Classes of hormones • Peptide hormones vary in subunits

  9. Classes of hormones • Tyrosine-derived hormones

  10. cholesterol Classes of hormones • Sterol-derived hormones • adrenal steroids • gonadal steroids

  11. Common steroid hormones

  12. NGF Growth factors • usually stimulates cell proliferation and differentiation

  13. myo-/myo- myostatin wt myo+/myo- Chalones

  14. Chalones

  15. Chalones

  16. Chalones

  17. Eicosanoids • fatty acid-derived

  18. Biosynthesis of eicosanoids arachidonic acid

  19. Some biological activities of eicosanoids

  20. Anti-inflammatory drugs & eisosanoids fatty acids arachidonic acid thromboxane leukotriene

  21. Current research in eicosanoid function

  22. Prostaglandin receptor • PGE2 EP3 receptor

  23. Cytokines • Cytokines

  24. IL-2 Interleukins

  25. IFN-alpha IFN-gamma IFN-beta Interferons

  26. TNF-b associated with TNF receptor Tumor necrosis factors

  27. GM-CSF Colony stimulating factors

  28. N O Nitric oxide

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