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ISBN: 9781947172517

Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher: OpenStax

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Why is cAMP-mediated signal amplification not required in steroid hormone signaling? Describe how steroid signaling is amplified instead.

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Ch. 37 - Figure 37.5 Heat shock proteins (HSP) are so named...Ch. 37 - Figure 37.11 Pancreatic tumors may cause excess...Ch. 37 - Figure 37.14 Hyperthyroidism is a condition in...Ch. 37 - A newly discovered hormone contains four amino...Ch. 37 - Which class of hormones can diffuse through plasma...Ch. 37 - Why are steroids able to diffuse across the plasma...Ch. 37 - A new antagonist molecule has been discovered that...Ch. 37 - What effect will a cAMP inhibitor have on a...Ch. 37 - When insulin binds to its receptor, the complex is...Ch. 37 - Drinking alcoholic beverages causes an increase in...

Ch. 37 - FSH and LH release from the anterior pituitary is...Ch. 37 - What hormone is produced by beta cells of the...Ch. 37 - When blood calcium levels are low, PTH stimulates:...Ch. 37 - How would mutations that completely ablate the...Ch. 37 - A rise in blood glucose levels triggers release of...Ch. 37 - Which mechanism of hormonal stimulation would be...Ch. 37 - A scientist hypothesizes that the pancreas’s...Ch. 37 - Which endocrine glands are associated with the...Ch. 37 - Which of the following hormones is not produced by...Ch. 37 - Recent studies suggest that blue light exposure...Ch. 37 - Although there are many different hormones in the...Ch. 37 - Where is insulin stored, and why would it be...Ch. 37 - Glucagon is the peptide hormone that signals for...Ch. 37 - Name two important functions of hormone receptors.Ch. 37 - How can hormones mediate changes?Ch. 37 - Why is cAMP-mediated signal amplification not...Ch. 37 - Name and describe a function of one hormone...Ch. 37 - Describe one direct action of growth hormone (GH).Ch. 37 - Researchers have recently demonstrated that...Ch. 37 - How is hormone production and release primarily...Ch. 37 - Compare and contrast hormonal and humoral stimuli.Ch. 37 - Oral contraceptive pills work by delivering...Ch. 37 - What does aldosterone regulate, and how is it...Ch. 37 - The adrenal medulla contains two types of...Ch. 37 - How would damage to the posterior pituitary gland...

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