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A. Excess and Deficiency of Hormones as Disease-Producing System (Overview)
2
Regulating influences
Hypoplasia, Hyperplasia,
aplasia adenoma
1

Ectopic
hormone production
3 General Pathophysiology of Hormones

Hormon-producing
glandular cell
5
4 Hormone synthesis,
Receptors: intracellular
density, affinity transport,
Plate 9.1
release
Increased hormonal effect
Feedback Decreased hormonal effect Hormone concentration
6 7
Binding to
plasma proteins
Breakdown

Receptors:
Intracellular density, affinity
transmission Conversion
8

9

Target
cell
Cell function

Hormonal effect
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