List of abbreviations of all Endocrinology lectures

Thyroid disorders .............................................................................................................................. 77
Endocrinology of the endocrine pancreas ............................................................................................ 78
Diabetes ............................................................................................................................................ 79


List of abbreviations

Mechanism of hormone action

- Phospholipase C (PLC)
- Phospholipase A (PLA)
- Phosphodiesterase (PDE)
- Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
- Protein kinase A (PKA)
- Protein kinase C (KPC)
- Diacylglycerol (DAG)
- Inositol triphosphate (InsP)
- Androgen receptor (AR)

The hypothalamus-pituitary axis

- Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH)
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
- Growth hormone (GH)
- Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)
- Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
- Somatostatin (GHIH)
- Prolactin inhibiting hormone (PIH)
- Prolactin (PRL)
- Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)

The thyroid gland

- Triiodothyronine (T3)
- Thyroxine (T4)
- Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
- Thyrotropin releasing hormone (THR)
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
- TRH degrading enzyme (TRHDE)
- TSH receptor (TSHR)
- Thyroglobulin (TG)
- Thyroid peroxidase (TPO)
- Dual oxygenase (DUOX)
- Monoidotyrosine (MIT)
- Diiodotyrosine (DIT)
- Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)
- Transthyretin (TTR)