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==Endocrine control mechanisms== | ==Endocrine control mechanisms== | ||
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**Used to say: small size but we don't use this any more b/c of gut and adipose, etc. | **Used to say: small size but we don't use this any more b/c of gut and adipose, etc. | ||
*This list is true, but there are some organs that are composite so they may have additional features (like the pancreas has ducts b/c it has another fxn). | *This list is true, but there are some organs that are composite so they may have additional features (like the pancreas has ducts b/c it has another fxn). | ||
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===Endocrine map=== | ===Endocrine map=== | ||
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**Amines, peptides, and proteins travel free | **Amines, peptides, and proteins travel free | ||
**Steroids, and thryoid hormones travel bound | **Steroids, and thryoid hormones travel bound | ||
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*There are exceptions: | *There are exceptions: | ||
**Insulin like growth factors are proteins but have specific binding proteins. | **Insulin like growth factors are proteins but have specific binding proteins. | ||
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===Peripheral transformation=== | ===Peripheral transformation=== | ||
*Most of the thyroid production is T4, but the active molecule is T3. | *Most of the thyroid production is T4, but the active molecule is T3. | ||
- | **So one of the | + | **So one of the iodines must get ripped off to make it active. |
- | * | + | *TEstosterone is active |
- | **Can be converted to dihydrotest via | + | **Can be converted to dihydrotest via 5 alpha reductase that has separate, important roles (DHT). |
- | *DHT associated with | + | *DHT associated with Male pattern baldness |
**Propecia converts test to dht | **Propecia converts test to dht | ||
- | **Bad for pregnant women: ambiguous genitalia, and dev issues for | + | **Bad for pregnant women: ambiguous genitalia, and dev issues for male baby |
===Endocrine diseases=== | ===Endocrine diseases=== | ||
*Causes: | *Causes: | ||
- | **Lack of hromones (enzyme or | + | **Lack of hromones (enzyme or gen missing) |
- | ** | + | **lack of receptor |
**Too much hormone | **Too much hormone | ||
**Lack of control mechanism | **Lack of control mechanism | ||
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===Endocrine control systems=== | ===Endocrine control systems=== | ||
- | * | + | *Ant pit -> tsh -> thyroid -> t3, t4 -> repress tsh release at the ant pit. |
**Neg feedback | **Neg feedback | ||
*Suckling at nipple -> neuro signal -> brain -> post pit -> oxytocin -> milk ejecation at breast -> more suckling | *Suckling at nipple -> neuro signal -> brain -> post pit -> oxytocin -> milk ejecation at breast -> more suckling | ||
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*Second ab can bring in radioactivity or color or enzyme | *Second ab can bring in radioactivity or color or enzyme | ||
*These diagnostics are highly automated. | *These diagnostics are highly automated. | ||
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===Assays in diagnostic medicine - problems=== | ===Assays in diagnostic medicine - problems=== | ||
*Assays may not be comparable across locations b/c of different protocols, storage methods, biological variability, temporal differences in hormone production. | *Assays may not be comparable across locations b/c of different protocols, storage methods, biological variability, temporal differences in hormone production. | ||
*Pharma can change them, too, via contraception, etc. | *Pharma can change them, too, via contraception, etc. | ||
- | * | + | *Arginin can cause a child to dump the pit's reservoir of growth homrone, but even that response is variable among people. |
==Pituitary gland== | ==Pituitary gland== | ||
*Controls: growth, metabolism, reproduction, stress response, lactation | *Controls: growth, metabolism, reproduction, stress response, lactation | ||
- | *Used to be called the | + | *Used to be called the mastergland |
**Not really true b/c brain regulates the pit | **Not really true b/c brain regulates the pit | ||
**But the pit does control many other organs | **But the pit does control many other organs | ||
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===DEvelopment=== | ===DEvelopment=== | ||
*Many pit diseases have their origin in dysfunctional development. | *Many pit diseases have their origin in dysfunctional development. | ||
- | *The pit is a | + | *The pit is a composit gland |
**Comes from the developing ventral brain | **Comes from the developing ventral brain | ||
**Comes from the rahke's pouch in the roof of the developing mouth | **Comes from the rahke's pouch in the roof of the developing mouth | ||
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- | * | + | *Two origins: both ectodermal |
*Oral ectoderm | *Oral ectoderm | ||
**Generates the adenohypophysis | **Generates the adenohypophysis | ||
- | **Forms | + | **Forms two sections: |
- | + | **pars tuberalis | |
- | + | **pars distalis (anterior lobe) and | |
- | + | **pars intermedia (intermediate lobe) | |
- | + | ***Very small in humans | |
*Neurohypophysis | *Neurohypophysis | ||
**Three parts: | **Three parts: | ||
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*Any cell that makes one of these have names | *Any cell that makes one of these have names | ||
*GH | *GH | ||
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*PRL | *PRL | ||
*ACTH | *ACTH | ||
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====Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)==== | ====Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion (SIADH)==== | ||
*Over secretion of ADH | *Over secretion of ADH | ||
- | *Can be caused by | + | *Can be caused by anasesthetics, drugs, tumors, smoking. |
*Can be mild to severe | *Can be mild to severe | ||
**Severe -> coma and death | **Severe -> coma and death |