KEY CONCEPT CRH → ACTH → cAMP/PKA → cholesterol → pregnenolone → adrenal steroids, especially cortisol. … REGULATION OF CORTISOL SECRETION BY ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE FROM THE PITUITARY GLAND – Lec # 4 P # 991 Ch # 78Read more
Chapter #78 – Adrenocortical Hormones
REGULATION OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETION – Lec # 3, P, # 985 Ch: # 78
KEY CONCEPT K⁺ ↑ and Angiotensin II ↑ → Aldosterone ↑ → renal K⁺ excretion + … REGULATION OF ALDOSTERONE SECRETION – Lec # 3, P, # 985 Ch: # 78Read more
FUNCTIONS OF MINERALOCORTICOIDS—ALDOSTERONE – Lec # 2 p, # 982 Ch # 78
KEY CONCEPT Aldosterone protects circulation by preventing NaCl loss and excessive K⁺ accumulation → maintains extracellular … FUNCTIONS OF MINERALOCORTICOIDS—ALDOSTERONE – Lec # 2 p, # 982 Ch # 78Read more
ADRENAL GLANDS – Lec # 1, P # 979, Ch:# 78
KEY CONCEPT Adrenal gland = Medulla + Cortex CONCEPTUAL EXAMPLES CORTICOSTEROIDS: MINERALOCORTICOIDS, GLUCOCORTICOIDS, AND ANDROGENS KEY … ADRENAL GLANDS – Lec # 1, P # 979, Ch:# 78Read more