What are second messengers? Explain the differences between how lipid soluble and water soluble hormones act on target cells.

Q: MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ACTION Can you explain what is represented in the image? Adenylate cyclase…

A: Hormones causes a change in target cells by binding to the cell surface hormone receptors. The…

Q: What are the major classes of hormones? How do they differ in the activation of targets?

A: Hormones are chemical compounds or molecules which are produced and secreted inside the body for…

Q: Which of the following is true about lipophilic hormones? a. They are freely soluble in the blood.…

A: Lipophilic hormones are not freely soluble in blood. Therefore they must bind with transport…

Q: List four chemical categories of hormones.

A: The chemical messenger system or endocrine system, along with the nervous system, regulate our…

Q: What are the differences among permissive effects, synergistic effects, and antagonistic effects of…

A: Answer: Introduction: Hormones means a chemical which transmits in body organs. Hormones are acts as…

Q: What are the diff erences among permissive eff ects, synergistic eff ects, and antagonistic eff ects…

A: The endocrine system comprises glands that secrete hormones which are the chemical messengers of the…

Q: How is hormone binding to its receptor different from allosteric regulator binding to an enzyme?

A: Chains of amino acids make up protein hormones.  Growth hormone, which is generated by the pituitary…

Q: What possible results occur when a cell receives instructions from two different hormones at the…

A: Every cell has specific receptors which receive the instructions released from the hormones.…

Q: How do response mechanisms in target cells differ for water-soluble and lipid-soluble hormones?

A: The cell signaling is the process of cell communication within the body. It is the ability of cells…

Q: List and describe the functions of the three types of proteins involved in transmission of a hormone…

A: Three proteins involved in the transmission of hormone signal are: up-regulation hormone receptor…

Q: What is the mechanism of receptor-associated hormonal disorder?

A: Any kinds of hormonal imbalance in the body due to various physiological reasons or allergic…

Q: Describe the two general mechanisms of hormone action.

A: Hormones are synthetic compounds that basically work as couriers of the body. These synthetic…

Q: Describe how water-soluble hormones induce cellular change in their target cells.

A: Hormones are chemical messangers secreted by endocrine gland and helps in maintaining body…

Q: Distinguish between the genomic and nongenomic actions of steroid hormones. Which mechanism of…

A: Hormones are secreted by endocrine glands directly into the bloodstream and act as intercellular…

Q: Explain why second messenger systems are needed for peptide hormones.

A: Hormones are compound messengers that are discharged straightforwardly into the blood, which conveys…

Q: Describe the most important actions of neurohypophyseal hormones. What are the effects of under…

A: Neurohypophysis is posterior pituitary , a gland in brain responsible for secretion of various…

Q: Explain how second messenger molecules work. Why use a second messenger rather than simply relying…

A: Second messengers are tiny molecules or ions, which relay signals received by cell-surface receptors…

Q: What molecules are the steroid hormones derived from? How does that make the physical properties of…

A: Steroid hormones contain a chemical compound which was known as a steroid which is grouped into two…

Q: How is hormone binding to its receptor more like an allosteric regulator binding to an enzyme than a…

A: All hormone receptor they carry an allosteric switch.

Q: How do receptors contribute to the endocrine system's specificity? What are some of the potential…

A: Endocrine glands are characterized as duct-less glands, they release their secretions directly into…

Q: Make a list of the three primary types of hormones.

A: Hormones are signaling molecules that are delivered to distant organs to regulate physiology and…

Q: Part of the "fountain of youth" solution may lie in hormonal control. Explain which hormone and how…

A: Growth hormone is a hormone produced by Pituitary Gland  in the brain.it stimulates growth and…

Q: compare and contrast hormones based on their signal transduction properties

A: There are two types of hormone -  1. Water-soluble hormones - Water-soluble hormones do not cross…

Q: What are the broad characteristics that distinguish a chemical substance from a hormone, and how can…

A: Hormones and neurotransmitters : Two types of chemical signaling molecules produced. Hormones :…

Q: Which chemical category does GH belong to ? Which pathway of action does this hormone use ? is the…

A: Hi! As you have posted multiple questions and not mentioned which question needs to be answered, we…

Q: of the following best describes the mechanism of action of lipid-soluble hormones?

A: ANSWER Steroid hormones are most common lipid soluble hormones. Example:- Testosterone, oestrogen,…

Q: Describe the general structure, formation, and function of local hormones

A: Local hormones are defined as the large group of signaling molecules that are produced by the cells…

Q: Explain what is meant by the half-life of a hormone.

A: The organ system accountable for the secretion and production of hormones is the endocrine system.…

Q: Compare the transport of lipid-soluble hormones with that of watersoluble hormones.

A: The hormones can be described as a large class of chemical messengers secreted directly into the…

Q: Two ways where hormones can bind to receptors on the surface of the cell. Explain each briefly.

A: There are 3 major types of hormones are found: Protein or peptide hormones: They are made up of…

Q: Explain how hormones bind to receptors both inside the cell and on the cell surface

A: There are 3 major types of hormones are found: Protein or peptide hormones: They are made up of…

Q: How does hormone binding to its receptor differ from substrate binding to an enzyme?

A: Hormones are a biological process that operates as a chemical messenger, producing in one region of…

Q: Describe how local hormones differ from circulating hormones.

A: Hormones are chemical messengers, that are mainly released by several glands. Hormones generally…

Q: What do the terms chemical messenger, target tissue, and hormone receptor mean?

A: Hormone receptors are a wide family of proteins made up of receptors for thyroid and steroid…

Q: How are animal hormones typically transported to target cells?

A: Animal hormones are the first messengers that exert their effect on the respective target cells. For…

Q: 1. 2. Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into cells or extracellular fluid. Although most of…

A: Hormones are chemicals that specialised glands synthesise and produce in order to control and…

Q: Describe the sequence of events when peptide hormones bind to their receptors.

A: The peptide or protein hormones such as eicosanoids and epinephrine finds their receptor on the…

Q: Why is it necessary or advantageous for the body to make inactive hormone precursors?

A: Hormones are chemical messengers (or signal molecules). According to the classical definition,…