Target Tissue
What tissue does GnRH target?
Anterior lobe-pituitary
Where does progesterone source from?
Corpus luteum and placenta
In males FSH contributes to
sertoli cell function
GnRH is classified as
What tissue does LH target in females?
Ovary
Where does GnRH source from?
Surge and tonic center hypothalamus
GnRH release and reproductive behaviors
Name 2 hormones that are glycoproteins.
LH, FSH, Inhibin, hCG, eCG
In males and females what specific tissues does FSH target?
Male: Sertoli cells
Female: granulosal cells
What is the source of inhibin?
Females: granulosal cells
Male: sertoli cells
Inhibin blocks what hormone?
FSH
Testosterone is an example of a
steroid
What tissues does progesterone target?
Uterine endometrium, myometrium, mammary gland, hypothalamus
Source of hCG
trophoblast of blastocyst
Prostaglandin F2α instigates what process in females?
Luteolysis
Prolactin is a
protein
In females what tissues does testosterone target?
Brain, skeletal muscle, granulosal cells
Estradiol sources from?
granulosal cells of follicle, Sertoli cells, placenta
Estradiol is responsible for what in males and females?
Sexual Behaviors
What do neuropeptides have in common?
Source from the hypothalamus.
GnRh Oxytocin