Receptors
Time Course of Action
Sensitivity to Hormones
Types and Signaling
Hormone Classes
100
A protein specific for particular hormones
What is a hormone receptor
100
The time it takes a hormone to take effect
Time course of action
100
The normal hormonal concentration in the body (term)
What is physiological concentration
100
When a cell releases a signal that affects itself (the same cell that released the hormone)
What is autocrine signaling
100
The most common type of hormone that consists of short proteins
What is peptide hormone
200
Transmembrane protein exposed to ISF that binds particular proteins
What is an plasma membrane receptor
200
A hormone class whose effects are seen within minutes and hours
What is a peptide hormone
200
The concentration of hormones after intervention (such as after a shot- looking for a term)
What is pharmacological concentration
200
A type of hormone that regulates secretion of another hormone
What is a tropic hormone
200
A hormone made from cholesterol
What is steroid hormones
300
A protein in the cytoplasm or nucleus that binds a particular hormone
What is intracellular hormone receptor
300
A hormone type whose effects are seen between hours and days
What is steroid hormones
300
A term for higher-than-normal hormonal concentrations that results in off-traget effects
What is exogenous hormone
300
A type of hormone that targets non-endocrine cells
What is non-tropic hormones
300
A hormone made from tyrosine or tryptophan
What is amine hormones
400
A protein that typically binds H20 soluble hormones
What is plasma membrane receptor
400
Hormones from this organ take effect between days and weeks.
What is the thryoid
400
A term for an off-target effect of anaoblic steroids
What is Gynecomastia
400
TSH is an example of this type of hormone
What is a tropic hormone
400
A type of hormone made from lipids in the cell membrane and do not require vesicles for transport
What is eicosanoids
500
A protein that typically binds lipid-soluble hormones such as steroids.
What is intracellular hormone receptors
500
A hormone whose effects are seen within minutes and usually within seconds.
What is norepinephrine
500
The molar concentration needed for hormonal action in the body
What is 10^-8 - 10^-12 molar
500
Local signaling- when a hormone acts on a cell a short distance away
What is paracrine signaling
500
A water soluble hormone class that includes histamine and seotonin
What is autocoids