larry@hpfclp.UUCP (larry) (01/15/85)
As an actively apprenticing midwife I often come across information on what effects hormones during pregnancy have on a woman's body. My basic knowledge of biochemistry is limited and I would be most interested on information on hormones and their relationship with the body during pregnancy and at other times. thanks, Willy Fenske posted by Larry Fenske {ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!larry-f
werner@aecom.UUCP (01/26/85)
> As an actively apprenticing midwife I often come across information > on what effects hormones during pregnancy have on a woman's body. > My basic knowledge of biochemistry is limited and I would be most > interested on information on hormones and their relationship with the > body during pregnancy and at other times. > > Willy Fenske Intro to Hormones: A hormone is defined as any substance created by one organ of the body that enters the bloodstream and acts on another part of the body, which either then secretes another hormone that acts on the end organ, or is the end organ. Virtually every part of the body is controlled is some way by hormones, and to teach the subject requires the equivalent of several weeks in Medical school (stretched over several courses, including of course, endocrinology, the field associated with it.) Here are a few: Pituitary Hormones: Somatroponin "Growth Hormone" Lactotropic H Prolactin - stimulates milk prod. Gonadotropins Follicle Stimulating Hormone Luteinizing Hormone Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ACTH - Adrenal Cortex H Thyroid Thyroglobulin - increases metabolism Calcitonin - inhibits bone resorbtion Parathyroid PTH increases bone resorbtion Adrenals Mineralcorticoids (Aldosterone) - salt balance Glucocorticoids (Cortisol) - carbohydrate metabolism - also produce "stress" Catecholamines (Epinephrine and Norepinephrine) - these are the fight or flight hormones Sex Hormones (M=Androgens, Testosterone) (F=Estrogens, Estradiol) Pancreas Insulin - lowers blood sugar Glucagon - raises blood sugar Somatostatin - inhibits Growth hormone (above) In short, everything in the body that has to be regulated, has a hormone, and usually several, mutually antagonistic ones, regulating it. -- Craig Werner !philabs!aecom!werner What do you expect? Watermelons are out of season!
sck@elsie.UUCP (Steve Kaufman) (01/30/85)
A small correction to craig werner's article: >Adrenals Glucocorticoids (Cortisol) - carbohydrate metabolism > - also produce "stress" > In addition to being involved in carbohydrate metabolism and a host of other things, glucocorticoids help your body _respond_to_ stress, not produce it. (I imagine he meant something like "they produce the 'stress reaction'")