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Hormones and Chemicals
Hormones and chemicals and types
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Agriculture
Undergraduate 3
03/28/2013

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Term
Peptide
Definition
~short chains of amino acids
– Oxytocin
Term
Hormone
Definition
~A chemical messengers released by a cell that can act back on the cell, on neighboring cells, or on distant cells via the blood stream to alter their function.
~regulate all cellular processes and allow cells to respond to changes in their environment
~ effects can be rapid (oxytocin) or sustained (testosterone)
~allow animals to alter their metabolic
investment in productive functions
~primary regulators of animal growth and
development
Term
protein
Definition
~long chains of amino acids
~Ex: Growth Hormone, Insulin
Term
Amino acid derivatives
Definition
Thyroxin, melatonin, epinephrine
Term
Steroid
Definition
~Cholesterol metabolites
~EX: Testosterone, Estrogen, Progesterone, Cortisol
Term
Glycoprotein
Definition
~glycosylated proteins
EX:Luteinizing hormone, Follicle stimulating hormone
Term
Lipid
Definition
~arachidonic acid metabolites
EX: Prostaglandin F, Prostaglandin E
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