An Introduction to the Endocrine System

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Monoamines • Synthesized from amino acid • melatonin is synthesized from amino acid tryptophan • thyroid hormone is composed of 2 tyrosines
Thyroid Hormone Synthesis Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Thyroid follicle Blood capillary Transport proteins I − Iodide 1 Iodide absorption and oxidation 5 1 Follicle cell 2 Thyroglobulin synthesis and secretion T 3 T 4 3 Iodine added to tyrosines of thyroglobulin 4 Thyroglobulin uptake and hydrolysis Lysosome 4 I – 2 Thyroglobulin 5 Release of T 4 and a small amount of T 3 into the blood I * Iodine Stored thyroglobulin 3
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Page 3 and 4: Endocrine System Components • end
Page 5 and 6: Comparison of Nervous and Endocrine
Page 7 and 8: Communication by the Nervous and En
Page 11 and 12: • Next, we will continue our disc
Page 13 and 14: Hormone Synthesis: Steroid Hormones
Page 15: Hormone Synthesis: Insulin • begi
Page 19 and 20: Chemistry of Thyroid Hormone Copyri
Page 21 and 22: Hormone Receptors • hormones stim
Page 23 and 24: Thyroid Hormone TBG • thyroid hor
Page 25 and 26: Other Second Messengers Diacylglyce
Page 27 and 28: Modulation of Target Cell Sensitivi
Page 29: Hormone Clearance • hormone signa

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