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Chapter19: The Peripheral Endocrine Glands
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What are the actions of these hormones: GH, TSH, FSH, LH, and PRl?
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Hormones are chemical Messengers which are secreted directly into the blood.Blood carries them to organs and tissues of body to exert functions.
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Action of growth hormones:
- Increases the transport of amino acids into the cells
- Increases transcription of DNA into RNA
- Increases the translation of intracellular RNA
- Increases the release of fatty acids from Adipose tissue
- Increase lipolysis and release of fatty acids from Adipose tissue
Step 3
Actions of TSH(Thyroid stimulating hormones)
- Stimulate Thyroid to produce thyroxine(T4) and then triiodothyronine(T3) which causes stimulation of metabolism of every tissue in the body
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