What hormone stimulates the testes to produce testosterone? Which hormone stimulates follicular growth? If blood calcium levels drop below 8.5 mg/dL which hormone is likely to be activated? A) parathyroid hormone B) estrogen C) calcitonin D) calcitri...
Which hormone, produced by the adrenal cortex, stimulates pubic and axillary hair growth and sex drive in females? Which system controls and coordinates the body through hormones? What are the three regions of the adrenal cortex and what hormones do they produce?
What does a low FSH hormone level mean? If you are a woman, low FSH levels may mean:Your ovaries are not making enough eggs. Your pituitary gland is not working correctly. You have a problem with your hypothalamus, a part of the brain that controls the pituitary gland and other important...
Some hormones may have autocrine or paracrine functions when produced at a site different from where exert their primary function. For example, TSH is released by the anterior pituitary to stimulate the thyroid gland; gut hormone peptides (glucagon, OXM) act on intestinal epithelial cells; growth ...
This sex hormone controls the growth of the lining of the uterus in the first stage of the cycle (known as the follicular phase). After ovulation, if the female egg cell is not fertilized, then a woman’s estrogen levels decline sharply, this triggers her period and the start of a new...
–it primarily controls the circadian rhythm or sleep cycles. progesterone –it is a female sex hormone also responsible for menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis. testosterone –this is the most important sex hormone synthesized in men, which cause puberty, muscle mass growth, and strengthen...
Reduced concentration of serum growth hormone (GH)-binding protein in children with chronic renal failure: correlation with GH insensitivity. The European ... Growth retardation in children with chronic renal failure (CRF) despite normal or elevated GH levels indicates a peripheral insensitivity to the...
O Flowering is triggered not by multiple chemicals but by a single hormone in the bud. O The entire plant must experience the crucial period of darkness in order to flower. O The signal to begin flowering can originate in the leaves. ...
Movement is an important characteristic feature of all living beings. Plants are rooted in the soil and cannot move from place to place like animals; hence, their movements are different. This movement in plants is called the movement of curvature, where the organs of the stationary plants chang...
to the thyroid gland from a viral infection or surgery. This can be either painless or painful and typically resolves completely in a few weeks without a need for medication or other therapy. Rarely, a thyroid nodule (growth on the thyroid gland) can produce an excess of thyroid hormone. ...