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Lecture 21: Reproductive Endocrinology (Exam 2) Flashcards

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Define simple neural reflex

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Employs nerves that release simple neurotransmitters directly onto target tissue

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Define neuroendocrine reflex

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Req a neurohormone (released by a neuron) to enter blood & act on remote target tissue

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How do we get from stimulus to reaction is a simple neural reflex

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Stimulus -> sensory N -> spinal cord -> efferent neurons -> target tissue -> reaction

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Do the same thing as above but for the neuroendocrine reflex

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What is the job of the hypothalamus

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The neural control center for repro hormones

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Fill out the diagram

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Describe the hypothalamic nuclei

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Nerve cell bodies found in the hypothalamus

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Who does not have a surge center?

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Males

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What has direct on reproduction

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  • Surge center
  • Tonic center
  • PVN
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What is the neural control center for repro hormones

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Hypothalamus

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What separates the lateral portions of the hypothalamus

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The third ventricles

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Where does the axons from neurons in the surge center & the tonic center terminate

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To the stalk region where they terminate on BV of the HHP system

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What does the HHP allow

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Small quantities of the hormone to act before being diluted in the systemic circulation

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Does the posterior pituitary have a portal system

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No

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Where are neurohormones deposited

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Directly into systemic circulation

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Where do axons from neurons originating in the hypothalamus (PVN) extend & what do they do

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To the posterior lobe where they release their neurohormones into a capillary plexus

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T/F: The posterior lobe does not have a portal system

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True

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Define positive feedback

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Something influences the stimulation of another (a hormone goes back and causes the release more/another hormone)

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Define negative feedback

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  • Something influences the suppression of another
  • Hormone goes back and stops or slows down the production/release of other hormones or more hormone
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What are the characteristics of reproductive hormones

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  • Act in small quantities
  • Possess short half-lives
  • Bind specific receptors
  • Can cause release of other hormones
  • Can stimulate the gonads
  • Can cause sexual promotion
  • Can help maintain preg
  • Luteolysis
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What are the different source classifications of hormones

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  • Source
  • Mode of Action
  • Biochemical classification
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What can we use as FSH & LH & why

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Equine & human chorionic gonadotropin b/c they are easier to make

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Example of hypothalamic hormones

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Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)

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What are examples of pituitary hormones

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  • FSH
  • LH
  • Prolactin
  • Oxytocin
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Examples of gonadal hormones
* Prostaglandin F2 alpha from the uterus * Progesterone from the ovary & corpus luteum * Estrogen from the ovary & follicle * Equine chorionic gonadotropin & Human chorionic gondadotropin from the uterus
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What are the different mode of action classifications
* Neurohormones * Releasing hormones * Gonadotropins * Sexual promoters * Pregnancy maintenance hormones * General metabolic hormones * Luteolytic hormones
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Describe neurohormones
* Synthesized by neurons & are released directly into the blood to cause a response in a target tissue somewhere else in the body * GnRH, FSH, LH, & Oxytocin
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Describe releasing hormones
* Synthesized by neurons in the hypothalamus & cause release of other hormones from the anterior pituitary * They can also be classified as neurohormones b/c they are synthesized and released by neurons * GnRH
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Describe gonadotropins
* Synthesized & secreted by specialized cell in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland * These have stimulatory effect on the gonads * FSH & LH
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What are sexual promoters
* Secreted by the gonads to stimulate the repro tract, regulate the function of the hypothalamus & anterior pituitary, & regulate repro behavior * Estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, eCG, & hCG
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Describe preg maintenance hormones
* High concentration during preg * Responsible for maintaining preg & assisting the female in lactation stability * Progestins & placental lactogen
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Describe general metabolic hormones (not reproductive hormones)
* Promote metabolic well-being * Thyroxin, adrenal corticoids, & growth hormone
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Describe luteolytic hormones
* Cause destruction of the corpus luteum * PGF 2a
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What are the biochemical classification or repro hormones
* Peptides * Glycoproteins * Steroid * Prostaglanding
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Describe peptides
* Very tiny * GnRH is a decapeptide * Prolactin * Relaxin
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Describe glycoproteins
* A polypeptide protein that has carbohydrate moieties * Large protein * FSH * LH * Inhibin
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Describe steroids
* Have a common molecular nucleus * Progesterone * Testosterone * Estradiol
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Describe prostaglandins
* Lipid base * Prostaglandin F2 alpha * Prostaglandin E2
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Why does the biochemical classification of repro hormones matter clinically?
* B/c the body doesn't notice the really small ones but notices the really big ones * Keep responding to smaller molecular drugs like GnRH b/c they don't realize it * W/ larger molecular drugs like FSH the immune system recognizes them and begins to build antibodies to them which eventually causes the body to stop responding
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Which prostaglandin is the good one? Bad one?
* Prostaglandin E2 is good * Prostaglandin F2 is bad & block w/ NSAIDs
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What are the actions of hormones
* Protein hormones - binding of hormones results in new protein synthesis * Steroid hormones travel freely through plasma membrane into cytoplasm & bind directly to specific nuclear receptors * Binding of hormones results in NEW PROTEIN synthesis
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What is req to bind specific receptors on their target cell
Repro hormones
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Which hormone bind to the outside & which on the inside
* Protein: Bind outside to plasma membrane bound receptors * Steroid: Travel freely through the plasma mem into the cytoplasm & bind directly to the specific nuclear receptors
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What activates the protein kinase chain
The protein hormone binding to the transmembrane receptor
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Where do steroid hormones bind
To membrane receptors & nuclear recptors
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Describe the fast response of the steroid hormone action & give examples
* Binds to a membrane receptor causing protein production * Ex: estradiol increases myometrial contraction & progesterone decreases myometrial contractions
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Describe the slow response of the steroid hormone action & give examples
* Binds to nuclear receptor inside the cell causing protein production * Ex: estradiol causes mucous secretion by female tract & progesterone causes uterine gland secretion
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How does the CNS regulate the repro system
* Receives, processes, & interprets sensory inputs from olfactory, visual, feedback systems, & photoperiods * Ultimately regulates GnRH
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Describe hypothalamic nuclei
* Nerve cell bodies found in the hypothalamus * Clusters of specific nuclei exist like for GnRH, TRH, & CRH * Axons terminate on the capillaries in the HHPS - picogram amounts released & neurohormones are released into the blood
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T/F: The same hormone can have positive feedback in one area but negative feedback in another
True
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How does the hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal (HPG) axis regulate repro
By using positive & negative feedback systems
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What are the key players in the HPG axis
* GnRH - Hypothalamic nuclei * Gonadotropins - Anterior pituitary * Oxytocin * Gonadal hormones
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What does the strength of the hormone action depends on
* Pattern & duration of secretion * Half-life * Receptor density * Receptor-hormone affinity
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How are steroid hormones metabolized
* By the liver * By-products excreted in feces & urine
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How are protein hormones degraded
* Degraded in the liver * FSH & LH have very short 1/2 lives * hCG & eCG have longer half-lives
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What does the tonic center release
Releases small amounts of GnRH
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What does the surge center release
Releases large amounts of GnRH
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T/F: Males have a surge center
False they don't
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Why do males not have a surge center?
* Testosterone defeminizes the hypothalamus during embryogenesis & eliminates the GnRH surge center in the male * The female doesn't have testes so she doesn't produce testosterone
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How do females have surge centers if it is estradiol that eliminates the surge center in males
In the female estradiol is bound by alpha-fetoprotin which prevents the estradiol from crossing the blood brain barrier
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T/F: Males & females have the same baseline but females drop a bunch more of LH b/c of estrogen during ovulation
True
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What is puberty
* The process of acquiring reproductive competence * Most mammalian systems are functional @ birth * Puberty is a gradual & multifactorial process
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What is the onset of puberty dep on
The ability of the hypothalamic neurons to produce GnRH in sufficient quantities to support gametogenesis
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What are the definitions of a female hitting puberty
* Age @ first heat * Age @ first ovulation * Age @ which a femal can support preg without probs
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What are the definitions of a male hitting puberty
* Age when behavioral traits are evident * At @ first ejaculation * Age when spermatozoa first appear in ejaculate or urine * Age in which the threshold # of spermatozoa reached in ejaculate
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What happens if prepubertal animals are given exogenous GnRH
* They will produce FSH & LH * This is known to be the major factor limiting onset of puberty
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Specific hypothalamic nuclei are capable of releasing adequate quantities of GnRH to what
* Cause gonadotropin release (FSH & LH) * Cause ovulation & spermatogenesis
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What does the dev of nuclei dep on
* Threshold body size * Nutritional factors * Envi cues * Photoperiod * Genetic
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Describe the GnRH release before puberty & after puberty
* Before: GnRH neurons in the tonic & surge centers of the hypothalamus release low amplitude & low freq pulses of GnRH * After (males only): The tonic center controls basal levels of GnRH which are higher than in prepubertal females b/c the pulse freq increases. The surge center controls the preovulatory surge of GnRH. onset of puberty occurs b/c of decreased hypothalamic sensitivity to negative feedbak by testosterone/estradiol
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How long is req for the pulse freq to become high enough for puberty to be achieved
2 M
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Describe the surge center in the prepubertal female
* The center is quite sensitive to estradiol * The surge center cannot release ovulatory quantities of GnRH b/c the ovary cannot secrete high enough levels of estradiol
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T/F: there is a relationship btw/ plane of nutrition, growth, & ADG w/ the onset of puberty in dairy heifers
True
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What are possible influence of metabolic signals upon GnRH neurons
* Blood glucose concentrations (might stimulate glucose sensing neurons that in turn stimulate GnRH neurons) * Adipocytes secrete leptin - leptin stimulates neuropeptide Y neurons or directly stimulates GnRH neurons * The exact mechanisms have not been described * Kisspeptin neurons are thought to act directly on GnRH neurons * Blood fatty acids may stim neurons that in turn stimulate the GnRH
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What is the theory on high amounts of leptin
The higher the leptin the faster she will enter puberty
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T/F: Phermones can decrease the age of the onset of puberty
True
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