Saturday, September 5, 2009

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Test I.2nd Mechanism of Hormonal Action


1.What hormone is involved in the 2nd Mechanism of Hormonal Action? Steroid Hormone
2-3. Give 2 examples of your answer in # 1
Testosterone and Estrogen
4. Where your answer in # 1 is synthesized
Cholesterol
5. Transcribe CPPP
Cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene

Test II: Case Analysis

Discuss briefly the 2nd Mechanism of Hormonal Action:

First, it passes through the cell membrane of the target cell then It binds with the cytoplasm in a specific receptor site.The receptor bound steroid hormone goes inside the nucleus and binds on the chromatin with another specific site. Production of proteins takes place when the steroid hormone-receptor complex calls for the production of messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules.

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