Steroids
Endocrinology
• With development, the definition and scope of investigative and clinical endocrinology continues to expand.
• For example: heart, kidney, adipose tissue
• Excess ACTH overstimulates the adrenal cortex, resulting in Cushing disease.
• Increased prolactin causes milk secretion, or galactorrhea, in both males and females.
• Endocrine glands • Sporadic endocrine tissues and cells in
non-endocrine organ
Hypothalamus-pituitary-target gland
Hypothalamus-pituitary
• anterior pituitary releases six hormones: ACTH、TSH、FSH、LH、PRL、GH
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Architectural and functional properties of endocrine and metabolic system
• Components of the endocrine and metabolic systems
Endocrine system
Endocrine system consists of two main parts: