Fig. 43.1 Control mechanisms for the release of growth hormone, gonadotropins and prolactin from the anterior pituitary.For control of other hormones, see Ch. 41 (thyroid) and Ch. 44 (adrenocorticotropic hormones)….
Fig. 5.1 Aspects of inflammatory processes that contribute to coronary heart disease.Multifactorial processes contribute to coronary heart disease; endothelium is damaged and activated; platelets adhere and promote leucocyte infiltration and…
Blood pressure is maintained within fairly narrow limits due to modulation by a series of physiological reflexes that are triggered by both acute and chronic changes in blood pressure. There…
Fig. 45.1 Endocrine control of the menstrual cycle. FSH drives the developing ovarian follicle to convert androgens produced by its thecal cells into oestradiol (Fig. 44.2) within its granulosa cells….
Fig. 11.1 Platelets and platelet aggregation.Subendothelial macromolecules such as von Willebrand factor and collagen interact with glycoprotein receptors (GPVI and GPIb) on platelets, causing activation of platelets and upregulation of…
Fig. 56.1 Sales of thalidomide and the incidence of phocomelia.Thalidomide sales and phocomelia incidence are each expressed as a percentage of the reported maximum. The list of drugs known to…
Fig. 8.1 Action potentials show variations in patterns among different populations of myocytes in different regions of the heart. The patterns are determined by the opening and closing of selective…
Fig. 48.1 Major pathways in lipoprotein formation and metabolism.Dietary lipids including cholesterol (CHOL) and free fatty acids (FFA) in the gut are emulsified by bile acids and transported within chylomicrons…
sexual differentiation in the fetus, sexual development of the male testis, penis, epididymis, seminal vesicles and prostate at puberty, and maintenance of these tissues in adults, spermatogenesis in adults, stimulation…
physicochemical barriers, e.g. intact skin and mucous membrane, low stomach pH, antibacterial agents (lysozyme) in skin and tear secretions, macrophages and dendritic cells, particularly in lungs, liver, lymph nodes and…
