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ENDOCRINE HORMONES CAN BE CLASSIFIED IN SEVERAL WAYS chemical composition solubility properties location of receptors nature of the signal used to mediate hormonal action Classification of Hormones by Mechanism of Action I. Hormones that bind to intracellular receptors Androgens Mineralocorticoids Calcitriol Progestins Estrogens Retinoic acid Glucocorticoids Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4 ) II. Hormones that bind to cell surface receptors
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Cells adhere to ECM via specialized cell surface receptors. The most important of these are INTEGRINS. Integrins are heterodimeric transmembrane proteins which Depending on their subunit composition bind to distinct ECM Ligands.
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Signal Pathways
Signal molecule (ligand) Receptor Intracellular signal Target protein Response
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