Chapter 49 Key Terms

• p. 1098: endocrine system, hormones, receptor proteins, target cells
  
• p. 1099: peptide hormones, glycoprotein, steroid hormones, sex steroids, androgens, estrogens, progestin, corticosteroids, catecholamines, thyroxine
  
• p. 1100: paracrine regulators, nitric oxide, prostaglandins, autocrine regulation
  
• p. 1101: cytoplasmic receptor proteins, triiodothyronine (T3)
  
• p. 1102: second messenger, andrenergic receptors, cyclic AMP (cAMP), G proteins, adenylyl cyclase, protein kinase-A, phosphorylase
  
• p. 1103: phospholipase C, inositol triphosphate (IP3), calmodulin
  
• p. 1104: posterior pituitary gland, anterior pituitary gland
  
• p. 1105: antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin), oxytocin
  
• p. 1106: acromegaly
  
• p. 1108: growth hormone (GH, somatotropin), pituitary dwarfism, tropic hormones (tropins), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, corticotropin)
  
• p. 1109: thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyrotropin, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), gonadotropins, prolactin (PRL), melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH, melanotropin), releasing hormones, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH), gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), somatostatin, prolactin inhibiting hormone (PIH), melanotropin inhibiting hormone (MIH), negative feedback inhibition
  
• p. 1110: goiter, cretinism, calcitonin
  
• p. 1112: parathyroid hormone (PTH), osteoclasts, rickets, adrenal medulla, adrenal cortex, cortisol (hydrocortisone), glucocorticoids, prednisone, aldosterone, islets of Langerhans, diabetes mellitus (type I and type II)
  
• p. 1113: insulin, glucagon, beta cells, alpha cells, pineal gland, melatonin
  
• p. 1114: seasonal affective disorder syndrome (SADS), atrial natriuretic hormone, erythropoietin