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BIO 377 Carla #1

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show secretory Receptors target  
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Direct communication between cells in contact with one another is accomplished through   show
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Which is the most general type of chemical messenger that is released form one cell and binds to receptors on neighboring cells?   show
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show autocrine  
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Which type of chemical messenger is released into the bloodstream by an endocrine gland where it can affect target cells throughout the body?   show
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Which type of chemical messenger is released from the axon terminal of a neuron and directly stimulates other cells?   show
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Communication across a synapse is initiated by the release of a neurotransmitter from ____ region of the neuron   show
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show neurohormone  
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Interlukins and interferons are examples of _____ released form white blood cells   show
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show both paracrine and neurotransmitter  
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Which of the following classes of chemical messengers travels in the bloodstream to the target cell paracrine hormone neurotransmitter both paracrine and hormone all of these   show
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show prostaglandin  
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Histamine acts as a(n) ___ in inflammation   show
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show testosterone  
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For which of the following chemical classes do all the messengers function as hormones?   show
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show catecholamines  
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catecholamines are derived from what amino acid   show
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show tryosine  
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which of the following classes of chemical messengers is stored in secretory vesicle   show
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one a steroid is synthesized, it is _______.   show
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where in the cell are peptide/protein messengers packaged into secretory vesicles   show
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an equilibrium exists between a hormone that is bound to a carrier protein and a free hormone such that, as the amount of free hormone increases, ____.   show
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Hormones that are dissolved in blood typically exhibit a half-life on the order of ____, whereas hormones that are bound to carrier proteins can remain undegraded for_____.   show
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show epinephrine and norepinephrine equally  
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chronic exposure to a ligand (messenger) ____ the receptor population for tthat chemical messenger on the target cell   show
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Lipophilic hormones are transported in blood _____ and bind to receptors located _____.   show
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show agonist  
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the affinity of a receptor for its ligand is a measure of   show
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