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Lecture 1
First endocrine experiment,
Endocrine paracrine and autocrine,
Neuroendocrine
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Lec 2
Other name for pituitary,
Name for posterior pit gland,
What hormones does neurohypophysi...
28
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Releasing hormones + their APG hormone
Gonadotropin hormone releasing ho...,
Growth hormone releasing hormone ...,
Somatostatin
8
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Lec 3 - Pituitary Gland
Some examples of environmental in...,
How to access pituitary srgically,
Which bone and structure surround...
32
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Lec 3 - Control of release of APG hormones
3 common pathways for anteriori p...,
Receptor for corticotropin reeasi...,
What pathway crh r1
27
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Lec 5 - Peptides and steroid hormones
Hormone definition,
What 2 types of molecules do gpcr...,
What hormone is tyrosine a precur...
19
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Lec 6 - Calcium
How much net intake of ca a day,
How much ca stored in bone,
How much ca excreted in kidneys
32
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Lec 4 - Posterior Pituitary gland + Oxytocin
Name the 2 ppg hormones,
How do the 2 differ,
Where does synthesis of the 2 hor...
24
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Lec 4 - PPG + vasopressin
What does vasopressin doo,
Where does vasopressin act in the...,
How does adh increase water reabsorp
23
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Lec 7 - Thyroid Gland
Thyroid gland structure,
Which cells secrete calcitonin,
What is thyroid follicle filled with
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Lec 7 - Thyroid disorders
Iodine deficiency effect,
Potential causes hypothyroidism,
Examples of goitrogens and why is...
13
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Lec 8 - Thyroid hormones
What are thyroid hormones derived...,
3 types of thyroid hormones,
Why does t4 need binding proteins...
38
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Lec 9 - Measuring hormones
4 reasons we need yo measure horm...,
2 assay methods,
2 types of measuring mass of hormone
20
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Lec 10 - Adrenal Glands
Three layers in cortex of adrenal...,
The 2 corticosteroids,
Where is mineralcorticoids produced
45
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Lec 11 - Human growth
When is max rate of growth,
What cell behaviours are affected...,
What does hypothal release
40
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Lec 12 - Puberty
What is puberty,
What released from hypothal to tr...,
The 2 gonadotropins
42
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Lec 13 - Food Intake
3 pillars of food intake,
2 systems that control homeostati...,
2 key components of energy balance
27
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Lec 14 - Gut hormones
2 types of enteroendocrine cells eec,
What do eecs do,
What type of hromone are most gi ...
44
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Lec 15 - Glucose homeostasis
Why is glucose delivery to cns vital,
What enzyme catalyses glucose to ...,
What is the stored resovoir of gl...
47
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Lec 16 - Normal insulin release and type 1 diabetes
How is release of insulin from th...,
What is the mechanism by which in...,
How is it that insulin can be rel...
28
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Lec 16 part 2 - type 2 diabetes
T2d how is beta cell dysfunction ...,
T2d why increased adiposity can b...
18
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Lec 17 - reproduction males
2 androgens u need to know,
What are all androgens derived from,
What is needed to turn testostero...
8
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Pregnancy
2 roles of placenta,
What 5 main hormones produced in ...,
What is hcg structually related to
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Endo diseases - pit tumour
What type of disease originates f...,
How common is pituitary tumours,
What are symptopms of pituiutary ...
29
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Endo diseases - thyroid diseases
2 types of autoimmune thyroid dis...,
Graves what autoantibodies,
Trh tsh t3 and t4 levels in graves
10
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