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HORMONES
Muhammad Rizwan Lecturer NICE, education system peshawar
Course Contents •Introduction of hormone •Classes of Hormones •o Steroid Hormone •o Amino Hormone •o Peptide Hormone •Mode of Action of steroid & peptide hormones •cardiac, pineal and gastrointestinal hormones.
Introduction to hormone •Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions.
Classes of hormones •amines, these are simple molecules. E.g. epinephrine and norephinephrine •proteins and peptides which are made from chains of amino acids.E.g. Insulin and glucagon •steroids which are derived from cholesterol. E.g. Androgens and Estrogens
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