What is the purpose of Growth factors, NGF, EGF, and PDGF?

Q: How can Hormones influence the response of target cells?

A: Introduction: Hormones are produced by the endocrine glands and transported to the target organs or…

Q: Explain, why many cancer cells maintain high concentrations of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in…

A: Cancer is basically the uncontrolled growth and division of cells without the death of the cells in…

Q: How do levels of IGF-1 and IGF-2 vary throughout growth?

A: IGF stands for insulin-like growth factor, is a hormone responsible for playing the role in growth…

Q: Suppose you were investigating a newly discovered growth-factor signal-transduction pathway. You…

A: GTP : Guanosine Triphosphate is one of the nucleotides that makes up an RNA molecule.

Q: How does growth hormone affect protein synthesis?

A: Proteins are the essential macromolecule required by the body for the growth. It is considered as…

Q: In which of the following rows the proteins are involved in the PI3K pathway in the insulin receptor…

A: Insulin is peptide hormone which is produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets. It regulated…

Q: What is the cell found in tissues where the hormone produced leaves behind a C peptide during…

A: C-peptide is a peptide composed of 31 amino acids.

Q: How are competent cells prepared by the action of CaCl2 ?

A: The bacterial cells that possess pores in their cell walls, making it easy for the cell to take the…

Q: Your client suffers from autoimmune-mediated, insulin insufficiency.  Following a large meal rich in…

A: The pancreas is found beneath the stomach. It is approx six inches long. The pancreas has a very…

Q: What's the difference between oxytocin and prolactin?

A: The biochemical substances synthesized and secreted by endocrine glands or specialised cells, are…

Q: Describe the significance of growth hormone in human growth and differentiation process.

A: Hormones are chemical signaling molecules produced by the endocrine glands at a trace level. They…

Q: Describe how G proteins are activated and inactivated. What protein functions as a GEF?

A: G proteins, also known as guanine nucleotide binding proteins, are a family of proteins that act as…

Q: 10. Proinsulin, stored in secretory vesicles in the B-cells of pancreatic islets, is converted to…

A: Proinsulin is a single chain pancreatic polypeptide precursor of the hormone insulin which results…

Q: Discuss the Hormonal influences on growth?

A: Hormones are chemical messenger which are mostly proteinaceous in nature. They travel to the target…

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A: Answer: The answer for the above is as follows:The possible factors that might be contributing to…

Q: 82. Regulation of cellular metabolism by insulin requires activation of the insulin-receptor…

A: A strong anabolic agent, insulin promotes nutrient uptake, storage, and synthesis within cells while…

Q: Why doesn’t the receptor dimerize and signal in the absence of EGF?

A: Epidermal protein receptor (EGFR) communication pathways resulting in G1/S cell cycle progression…

Q: How might insulin-producing stem cells transplanted to the pancreashelp people with type 1 diabetes?…

A: Glucose is used by all the cells in the human body to obtain energy in the form of ATP. The level of…

Q: Which types of cell clusters synthesize insulin and glucagon?

A: Insulin and glucagon are the hormones secreted from the mixed gland. Their main function is to…

Q: What technology does insulin pump and diabetes represent? And What is its main purpose?

A: Introduction: A tiny, wearable device called an insulin pump is used to administer insulin to your…

Q: What is the relationship between Histamine and some rare diseases?

A: Immune system helps our body to defend against various pathogens and other foreign invaders that…

Q: What is Growth hormone (GH) ? Explain the importance of Growth hormone (GH) ?

A: Hormones are defined as a non-nutrient chemical messengers which act as intracellular messengers but…

Q: Describe the relationship between Insulin Growth Factor (IGF) and aging.  What role does IGF play in…

A: Insulin Growth Factor IGF is also called somatomedin C. It is structurally similar to the hormone…

Q: Explain the relationship between the variable number of tandem repeats in the insulin promoter…

A: Autoimmune diabetes is also called type 1 diabetes mellitus. This type of diabetes mellitus is…

Q: In patients with type 2 diabetes, cells no longer respond to the hormone insulin. What change has…

A: Type 2 diabetes is a medical condition where that affects the way the body processes blood sugar…

Q: What are the two functions of Corepressors?

A: Co repressor is a substance which leads to inhibition of expression of genes. In prokaryotes:co…

Q: (Ch. 10- Endocrine System) - Which of the following endocrine glands normally atrophies…

A: INTRODUCTION : Endocrine system/glands -  It consists of the organs & glands which produce such…

Q: How does a compound that inhibits the GTPase activity of G-alpha affect liver cell responses to…

A: The G alpha helps in the breakdown of the glycogen breakdown rapidly, however it could be stopped…

Q: Describe the relationship between AMPK and mTORC1

A: AMPK is an activated protein kinase enzyme present in the cells, and it gets activated in the…

Q: Human growth hormone is being researched as a potential anti-aging drug. What is the most likely way…

A: Scientists can produce large amounts of human growth hormone (HGH) through a process called…

Q: 78. The various types of endocrine glands all have extensive Golgi Apparatus.  Which of the…

A: Cellular functions are continuously regulated and coordinated by the release of different…

Q: What are the two reactions that control densities of RGD and VEGF respectively? Draw the reactions…

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Q: describe how the cellular response to EGF results in tissue repair (epidermal growth factor)

A: Epidermal growth factor is a protein that stimulates cell growth and differentiation by binding to…

Q: what are TRH and TSH? Why are they referred to as tropoc hormones?

A: TRH (thyrotropin releasing hormone) is a hormone that is released by the hypothalamus, while TSH…