• Question: what are the essential things i need to know about hormones for this project

    Asked by sampalmer16 to Keith, Elaine, Derek, Bimpe on 24 Jun 2013.
    • Photo: Derek Ball

      Derek Ball answered on 24 Jun 2013:

      Hello Sam, this is a difficult question to answer because hormones cover a wide range of bodily functions. So it depends on whether you are interested in growth and development, pregnancy, metabolism or stress.

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      Elaine Marshall answered on 26 Jun 2013:

      I’d begin with asking – what does my hormone control, where is it made, why is it made, what controls its release, which cells does it regulate and what is it’s receptor like? Then I would look for diseases associated with it this may give you more of a clue to what it does.

      Hope this helps

    • Photo: Keith Siew

      Keith Siew answered on 27 Jun 2013:

      Hi Sam,

      I’d definitely suggest going with Elaine’s suggestion here… pick maybe one or two “case studies” of interesting hormones and try to answer these questions… you’ll be surprised what you find out sometimes!

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