Identify the hormone from the given function: Stimulates the secretion of hormones by the adrenal cortex. a. What is the organ of origin of the Antidiuretic hormone? b. What is the stimulus for the secretion of this hormone? c. What is its target tissue?
The follicular cells of the thyroid gland trap dietary iodine and the enzyme thyroid peroxidase and transport it into the colloid (enlargement of the thyroid tissue containing thyroglobulin – a protein). Thyroid peroxidase combined with thyroglobulin produces the thyroid hormones Thyroxine (T4) and Tri...
Which gland directly regulates the production of hormones in other endocrine glands? What is the relationship between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland? What is the role of the anterior pituitary gland? What is the cell that makes bone tissue, and what hormone is responsible for telling yo...
Collip, a professor at the University of Alberta, had experience in the chemistry of hormones. Prior to January 1922, he had prepared an insulin pure enough to be used on human patients. The first patient to receive insulin was 14-year-old Leonard Thompson. Thompson was admitted to Toronto ...
Endometrial carcinoma is a common type of cancer in women, especially in those who have entered menopause. It consists of the growth of malignant cells in the endometrial tissue of the uterus. The most frequent symptoms are abnormal vaginal bleeding not associated with menstruation, pelvic pain, ...
Both methimazole and carbimazole block the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Dosing should start with 2.5 mg divided twice daily; patients should be monitored. The dose may be increased over time as the growing thyroid tissue produces more hormone. The recommended starting dose used to be higher, but...
Naturally high in an insulin-like growth factor (also known as IGF-1), deer antler velvet contains this hormone which is naturally produced in our livers as a response to stimulation by growth hormones. As we age, we do not produce as much HGH or IGF-1 so a natural source is crucial....
Targeted therapy is medicine given to kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. Surgery is done to remove part or all of your pancreas and lymph nodes near your pancreas. It is most often done for tumors that have not spread to other parts of the body. The kind of surgery you nee...
All people have small amounts of prolactin in their bodies. In people who menstruate, prolactin is primarily responsible for the development of breast tissue. Prolactin levels rise significantly after conception. They peak in the second trimester and stay high through the third. After delivery, prol...
Bone marrow is the soft, flexible tissue found inside bone. Bone marrow is responsible for the production of blood cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Bone marrow stem cells play an important role in immunity as they generate lymphocytes. While some white blood cells matu...