Tag: control and coordination in living organisms

Growth hormone is a 191-amino acid, single-chain polypeptide that is synthesized, stored and secreted by somatotropic cells within the lateral wings of the anterior pituitary gland. GH is a stress hormone that raises the concentration of glucose and free fatty acids.growth hormone promotes the growth of bones, muscles and various other organs, too much of it causes abnormal growth of all these tissues, a condition that is referred to as gigantism when it applies to children and acromegaly when it applies to adults. It synthesizes protein also.

Hormones are a substance that falls into two basic categories which are non-steroid (peptide, insulin) hormones and steroid hormones (adrenaline, testosterone).

There are 3 types of non genetic RNA's 

Growth hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary has a widespread effect in the body. It stimulates growth of various body cells, promotes protein anabolism, absorption of calcium from bowel and conversion of glycogen to glucose.

• Blood is the medium of transport of animal hormones. The tissues that produce the hormones are known as the effectors while those tissues that are influenced by the effectors are called targets. Hormones are of low molecular weight and they diffuse readily. 
• The effects brought about by the hormones are not permanent as they get readily oxidized. 

Hormones are a diverse group of biochemicals, which perform a variety of roles in biological systems. Hormones are produced in endocrine glands. Hormones are responsible for maintenance of internal balance and developmental changes in the animal body. 

Insects go through a process of moulting during their life cycle. The process is controlled by hormones like moulting hormone and juvenile hormones. Ecdysone is a steroidal prohormone of the major insect molting hormone, which is secreted from the prothoracic glands. Insect molting hormones (ecdysone and its homologues) are generally called as ecdysteroids.

Hormones are powerful. It takes only a tiny amount to cause big changes in cells or even whole body. Hormones are chemicals produced by special cells in glands and other organs of the body; most hormones are produced by cells in the endocrine glands. These hormones, which are produced in very small amounts, are released into the bloodstream and travel to the target organ or tissue where they exert their effect. That is why too much or too little of a certain hormone can be serious. Not all the hormones are easily diffusible. Among the diffusible lipid-soluble molecules are steroid hormones. Hormones are nonantigenic that is no antibody formation occurs against hormones.

Hormones are special chemical messengers in the body that are created in the endocrine glands like Thyroid gland produces thyroxine and calcitonin. 

Hormone is a chemical messenger produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs. Hormones are secreted from the endocrine glands in the body. The glands are ductless, so hormones are secreted directly into the bloodstream.