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| what does thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulate |
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Definition
| stimulates secrection of TSH and prolactin |
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| what does corticotropinin-releasing hromone stimulate (CRH) |
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Definition
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| what does gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulate (GnRH) |
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| what does somatostatin inhibit |
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| what does dopamine inhibit |
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Definition
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| what does GHRH stimulates |
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Definition
| growth hormone secrection |
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Term
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Definition
| thyroid hormone secrection |
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Term
| what does FSH stimulate in men |
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Definition
| sperm maturation in the sertoli cells of testes |
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Term
| what does FSH stimulate in women |
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Definition
| follicular development and estrogen synthesis in ovaries |
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Term
| what does luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulate in men |
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Definition
| testerone synthesis in Leydid cells of the testes |
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Term
| what does growth hormone stimulates |
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Definition
| protein synthesis and overall growth |
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Term
| what does LH stimulate in women |
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Definition
| ovulation, formation of the corpus luteum, estrogen and progesterone synthesis in ovaries |
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Term
| what does prolactin stimulate |
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Definition
| milk production and secrection in breast |
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Term
| what does adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulate |
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Definition
| stimulates synthesis and secrection of adrenal cortical hormones (cortisol, androgens, and aldosterone) |
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Definition
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| what does oxytocin stimulate |
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Definition
| milk ejection from breasts and uterine concentration |
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Term
| what does vasopressin or ADH stimulates |
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Definition
| water reabsorption in principal cells of collecting ducts and constriction of arterioles |
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Term
| what does triiodothyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) stimulates |
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Definition
| skeletal growth, oxygen consumption, heat production, protein, fat, and carbohydrate utilization, perinatal maturation of the CNS |
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Term
| what is calcitonin function |
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Definition
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Definition
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| what does cortisol (glucocorticoid) stimulate |
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Definition
| gluconeogensis; inhibits inflammatory response; suppresses immune responses; enhances vascular responsiveness to catecholamines |
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Term
| what does DHEA, androstenedione, and testerone stimulates |
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Definition
| spermatogenesis; stimulates male secondary sex characteristics |
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Term
| what does estradiol and estriol stimulates |
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Definition
| growth and development of female reproductive system, follicular phase of menstrual cycle, development of breasts, prolactin secrection, maintains pregnancy |
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Term
| what does progesterone stimulates |
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Definition
| luteal phase of menstrual cycle; maintains pregnancy |
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Term
| what does human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) stimulates |
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Definition
| stimulates estrogen and progesterone synthesis in corpus leuteum of early pregnancy |
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Term
| what is human placental lactogen (HPL) aka human chorionic somatomammotropin function |
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Definition
| it has growth hormone like and prolactin like actions during pregnancy |
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Term
| what is insulin's function |
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Definition
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Term
| what is glucagon function |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| catalyzes conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I |
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Term
| what is 1,25 dihyroxycholecalciferol function |
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Definition
| increases intestinal absorption of calcium mineralization |
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