Hormones can influence target cells by altering their function, stimulating growth, and triggering cellular responses. However, hormones do not create or form the cells themselves; that process is governed by cellular division and differentiation. Instead, hormones act as signaling molecules that regulate existing cellular activities.
Target tissues or target cells are regions that are receptive to hormones. These tissues have specific receptors that bind with the hormones and trigger a response within the cell.
Hormones exert long-range cell signaling, where they are released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands and travel to target cells in distant parts of the body to elicit a response. Hormones bind to specific receptors on target cells to trigger signaling cascades that regulate various physiological processes.
Water-soluble hormones bind with their target receptors on the surface of the target cells, specifically on the cell membrane. This binding triggers a cascade of intracellular signaling pathways, leading to a physiological response. Unlike lipid-soluble hormones, water-soluble hormones cannot pass through the cell membrane due to their hydrophilic nature. Examples of water-soluble hormones include insulin and epinephrine.
The specific cell recipient is known as the target cell. It is the cell that receives signals or messages from signaling cells in the body, such as hormones or neurotransmitters. Target cells have specific receptors that bind to the signaling molecules to initiate a response.
Steroid hormones arelipid-soluble and can dissolve easily into the cell membrane of the target cell to connect with receptors. Protein hormones are water-soluble and connect with receptors at the membrane because it can't diffuse through the membrane.
Target cell
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Hormones are typically carried in the bloodstream to their target cells. Once the hormone reaches its target cell, it binds to specific receptors located on the cell membrane or within the cell, triggering a cellular response.
Target tissues or target cells are regions that are receptive to hormones. These tissues have specific receptors that bind with the hormones and trigger a response within the cell.
within the nucleus of the target cell
Steroid hormones, such as estrogen and testosterone, are able to enter the target cell and bind to receptors in the nucleus. These hormones are lipid-soluble, allowing them to pass through the cell membrane and directly interact with nuclear receptors to regulate gene transcription.
Only target cells have receptors inside cytoplazm (for steroid hormones) or on cell membrane (for protein hormones) that make the hormone active.
Synergism occurs when two or more hormones work together to produce an effect that is greater than the sum of their individual effects at the target cell. This amplification of the combined effects helps to enhance the overall response of the target cells to the hormones.
Hormones affect target cells because target cells have receptors that bind with certain hormones (they're specific). If a cell does not have a receptor then it is not affected by hormones. Target cells (which do have the receptor for a particular hormone) would be affected by the hormone.
Direct hormones act directly on target organs by binding to specific receptors on the cell surface, triggering a response within the cell. Tropic hormones, on the other hand, act indirectly by stimulating the release of other hormones from endocrine glands, which then affect the target organs.
on the outer surface of the target cell
Hormones exert long-range cell signaling, where they are released into the bloodstream by endocrine glands and travel to target cells in distant parts of the body to elicit a response. Hormones bind to specific receptors on target cells to trigger signaling cascades that regulate various physiological processes.