8. SEX HORMONES - FEMALE 1. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) (decapeptide) LH Releasing Factor, FSH Releasing Factor 2. Luteinising hormones (LH) 3. Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) 4. Inhibin (Protein hormone) 5. Activin (Protein hormone) 6. estrogens, progesterons & androgens Peptides Steroids Hormones responsible for development and maintenance of female phenotype:
9. TRADITIONAL ENDOCRINE SYSTEM general blood circulation capillary Feedback loop A B stimulus nucleus hormone Hormone producing cell second messengers Ca 2+ Norman, A.W.; Litwack, G. (1997) Hormones 2nd Ed. Academic Press Target Cell hormone