Secondary messengers for MCAT

[krogers21]

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Should we know any specific secondary messengers for specific hormones (i.e. should we know the secondary messenger(s) for, say, acetylcholine?) Or, would it just be sufficient to know that peptide hormones and the catecholamides (Ep/NEp) use secondary messengers?

 

[HesitantManatee]

Should we know any specific secondary messengers for specific hormones (i.e. should we know the secondary messenger(s) for, say, acetylcholine?) Or, would it just be sufficient to know that peptide hormones and the catecholamides (Ep/NEp) use secondary messengers?

No, that would be brutal. Just know the common hormones, what class the are, where their made and what the do. If something more in depth appears on the MCAT it will be explained in a passage.

 

[navho77]

Should we know any specific secondary messengers for specific hormones (i.e. should we know the secondary messenger(s) for, say, acetylcholine?) Or, would it just be sufficient to know that peptide hormones and the catecholamides (Ep/NEp) use secondary messengers?

Sorry to be picky, but Ep/NEp are not catecholamides, but catecholamines. Sorry if that's what you meant to say, but I thought I'd point it to prevent future confusion because there is a pretty big difference.