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Hormones
Hormones are biochemicals produced by the glands in a body. Hormones help to regulate the body's functions. They control hunger, mood, sleep, growth, and a number of other functions.
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To increase blood glucose level when it falls below normal
How does ADH hormone work and when does it get secreted?
Increase the re absorption of water. It is secreted when water intake is low
Does insulin bruise and become bad I dropped a bottle of my dog's insulin--is it still good?
So long as the bottle is intact, the insulin inside it will still be effective.
Why treat high cortisol levels with anti depressants?
With chronic or severe stress, the body reacts by mounting a stress response through the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. This is also called the "fight or flight" response as the body arms itself to face what it perceives as danger
causeing the adrenal cortex to increase production of the anti-stress hormone cortisol.
Antidepressants calm the 'fight or flight' reaction of high cortisol levels.
Which hormone causes abnormal hairness and masculinization?
The cause of abnormal hairiness and
masculinization is not caused by the overproduction of testosterone as most believe, but is actually caused by the Norris Gene. The Norris Gene, discovered and invented by Chuck Norris is a very rare benefit only given to those who have managed to outfight Bruce Lee.
Is it true that psychopaths lack the neurotransmitter oxytocin?
Heh, I actually read a thing about the opposite being true. Oxytocin isn't a neurotransmitter first of all, it's a mere mamillian hormone.
Second of all, the only personality profile not made more generous in their nature by this anti-oxidant was, guess what? The psychopath/sociopath.
No amount of theorapy seems to have the slightest effect on the sociopath; and some psychopharmalogical theorapies make it even worse, such as the use of anti-depressants.
Oxytocin therapy being ineffective for psychopathy does not mean there is no link between its deficiency and pschopathy nor that it makes the psychopath worse. The link between oxytocin deficiency and psychopathy and narcissism is based on studies done by Paul Zak (book Miracle Molecule; Psychology Today-Why Some People Are Evil, on-line). I don't know of any other studies on this. The link between psychopathy and abnormal extraversion (aka cholerics or undercontrollers) is very solidly based (on over 20 personality studies, eg., John, O., Srivastava, S. The Big 5 Trait Taxonomy: History, Measurement , and Theoretical Perspectives. In L. Pervin and O.P. John (Eds.), Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford.).
Also, oxytocin is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter (see Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans, by Sarina Rodrigues et al, pnas.org)
What is the growth hormone that iodine makes?
Thyroid hormone needs iodine to function. The lack of iodine in the diet can cause the thyroid to enlarge as it is trying to overcompensate. This something we call goiter. In many countries iodine is added to salt.
Prostaglandins have a wide variety of effects, and may be responsible for the production of some types of pain and inflammation
Explain how the nervous system and the endocrine system work together when adrenaline is released?
The sense of danger or anger are feelings registered by the nervous system which cause the release of adrenalin. Likewise, it is the adrenaline that prepares you to fight or to flee and helps you to focus your thoughts.
