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1. Introduction
2. Outline
3. The concept of internal secretions
4. Androgens: a history
5. Diabetes and insulin: a history
6. Nobel prizes in the study of hormones (1)
7. Nobel prizes in the study of hormones (2)
8. Hormones: classical definition
9. Hormones: paracrine and autocrine interactions
10. Chemical structures - vertebrate hormones
11. Examples of peptide hormones
12. Examples of protein hormones
13. Examples of steroid hormones
14. Hormones derived from tyrosine
15. Hormones derived from fatty acids
16. Chemical structures - non-vertebrate hormones
17. Some insect hormones
18. Some plant hormones
19. Synthesis and secretion
20. Features of hormone producing cells
21. Pathways: steroid hormones
22. Role of cytochrome P450-dependent enzymes
23. Monooxygenases in steroid synthesis
24. Synthesis of steroid hormones from cholesterol
25. The 5alpha-reduction of testosterone
26. Vitamin D metabolism
27. Regulation of steroid hormone synthesis
28. Pathways: peptide/protein hormones
29. Synthesis of peptide/protein hormones
30. Processing of pro-hormones
31. Pro-opiomelanocortin processing pathways
32. Pathways: amino acid derivatives
33. Formation of thyroid hormones: iodination
34. Coupling of tyrosine residues
35. Storage and secretion of thyroid hormone
36. Synthesis of catecholamines
37. Pathways: fatty acid derivatives
38. Eicosanoid synthesis: release of fatty acid
39. Cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase synthesis
40. Transport in and clearance from blood
41. Transport proteins for steroid/thyroid hormones
42. Hormone receptors
43. Hormone receptor actions
44. Some genetic endocrine disorders
45. Mutations in protein hormones
46. Mutations in steroid synthetic enzymes
47. Nuclear receptor mutations
48. Membrane receptor mutations (inactivating)
49. Chemical messengers: summary

Topics Covered

• History of the study of hormones
• Fundamental concepts of the structure, synthesis and secretion of hormones with emphasis on vertebrate systems
• Molecular diseases of endocrine systems

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Series:

• The World of Hormones

Categories:

• Biochemistry
• Physiology & Anatomy

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Publication History

• Published on December 1, 2007

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Helen Henry has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.