Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Which interleukin is primarily responsible for fever and acute inflammation?_____

Norepinephrine (and dopamine) in the synapse is transported back into the nerve terminal via the _____ transporter

Increased intracellular [Na+] in cardiac myocytes causes decreased activity of the _____ exchanger

Platelets (thrombocytes) are small cytoplasmic fragments derived from _____

Ovarian granulosa cells may produce _____, which stimulates FSH secretion from the anterior pituitary

Which female sex steroid prevents endometrial hyperplasia?_____

The synthesis of growth hormone is inhibited by _____, its release-inhibiting hormone

What is the effect of estrogen on production of coagulation factors? _____

How does increased efferent sympathetic firing (e.g. baroreceptor reflex) affect contractility?_____

Through which secondary messenger(s) does GHRH initiate its action on somatotrophs?_____