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• Renin-angiotensin system
  ...tem''' (RAS) or the '''renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system''' (RAAS) is a hormone system that regulates [[blood pressure]] and water ([[extracellular fluid|f ...increased blood pressure. Angiotensin also stimulates the secretion of the hormone [[aldosterone]] from the [[adrenal cortex]]. Aldosterone causes the tubules
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• Endorphin
  ...brain: isolation, structure elucidation, and interactions with the opiate receptor |journal=Proc Natl Acad Sci USA |volume=73 |issue=7 |pages=2515–9 |year=1 ...in]] (POMC) which is also the precursor hormone for [[adrenocorticotrophic hormone]] (ACTH). The behavioural effects of β-endorphin are exerted by its action
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...|CB₁]] receptor, which is the most abundant [[G protein-coupled receptor]] in the [[brain]]. ...inoid receptor]] antagonist [[rimonabant]] (SR141716A) as well as [[opioid receptor]] antagonists (opioid blockers) [[naloxone]] and [[naloxonazine]].<ref name
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• SK3
  ...rogen enhanced the ability of [[alpha-1 adrenergic receptor|α1 adrenergic receptor]]s to inhibit K_Ca2.3 activity, increasing cell excitability.<ref ...er A, Weizman A, Gak E | title = Dual contribution of NR2B subunit of NMDA receptor and SK3 Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel to genetic predisposition to anorexia n
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• Ionotropic effect
  ...hormone]] on its target. The hormone activates or deactivates [[ionotropic receptor]]s (ligand-gated ion channels). The effect can be either positive or negati ...ionotropic effect on [[heart muscle]], when binding to [[beta-1 adrenergic receptor]]s on this tissue<ref name=purves> Neuroscience (Purves), Third Edition, ta
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• Signal transduction
  ...=|accessdate=}}</ref>&nbsp; Signal transduction starts with a signal to a receptor, and ends with a change in cell function. ...de the cell.&nbsp; The chemical signal binds to the outer portion of the receptor, changing its shape and conveying another signal inside the cell.&nbsp; So
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• Ethylene
  ...Ethylene is widely used in industry and also has a role in biology as a [[hormone]].<ref name=Wang_2002>{{cite journal | author = Wang K, Li H, Ecker J | tit ==Ethylene as a plant hormone==
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ...0s by Dr. [[Henri Laborit]] to use in studying the neurotransmitter [[GABA receptor|GABA]].<ref>{{cite journal | author = H. Laborit, J.M. Jouany, J. Gerald, F ...}</ref> and it is a weak agonist at the [[GABA receptor|GABA_B]] receptor, which is [[inhibitory]].<ref name="mechanism" /> GHB is a naturally-occurr
  55 KB (7,839 words) - 21:04, 24 September 2010

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