Endocrinology
Adrenal Hormones : Glands and its Secretions
Adrenal gland locates on the topside of the kidney. In human, two adrenals are present on each kidney. Histologically, the adrenal has two distinct parts …
Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Biochemistry
What happens to Blood Sugar after a Meal?
It is usually an increase in blood sugar after a meal because many foods contain glucose. More sugar or carbohydrate content of food is high …
Endocrinology
Insulin: Pancreatic Peptide Hormone -2
This is the continuous part of “Peptide hormone: Pancreatic secretions-1“. This chapter explains the second pancreatic hormone Insulin structure, biosynthesis, mechanism and Functions. Pancreatic Hormone …
Endocrinology
Peptide hormones: Pancreatic secretions – 1
The pancreas was first identified for western civilization by Herophilus (335–280 BC), a Greek anatomist and surgeon. Only a few hundred years later, Rufus of …
Endocrinology
Gastro Intestinal Hormones: Controls Digestive system
The digestion and absorption of nutrients is a complicated process which is regulated by the automatic nervous system. This occurs in association with peptide hormones …
Endocrinology
Hormone is the basic chemical messengers
The term Hormone (hormaoG= to excite) was first used by ‘William M.Bayliss’ and his brother-in-law ‘Ernest H.Starling’, both of London University college, in 1904, who …
Endocrinology
What are Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides?
Communication of information between neurons is accomplished by movement of chemicals across a small gap called the “synapse”. Chemicals, called neurotransmitters, are released from one …