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Endocrine glands


endocrine glands
ductless glands that produce internal secretions from materials brought to them by blood, and whose secretions are carried away by the blood
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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endocrine glands: glands throughout the animal body that secrete hormones, which help coordinate body systems.
endocytosis: the process in which a small patch of plasma membrane encloses particles that are near the cell surface.
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endocrine glands A series of ductless glands in both invertebrates and vertebrates that release hormones into the body through the blood or lymph.
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Four endocrine glands, embedded in the surface of the thyroid gland, that secrete parathyroid hormone and raise blood calcium levels.
parazoa
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AdrenalGlands endocrine glands which are located on top of the kidneys and which secrete hormones such as cortisone and adrenaline (epinephrine)
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endo- into endocrine glands Groups of cells specialized to synthesize hormones and secrete them into the blood to regulate other types of cells. The pancreas, for example.
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Hormones, liberated into blood and other body fluids by endocrine glands and transported throughout the body, usually act either on specific target organs or on certain activities of many organs.
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A rare inherited disorder that affects the endocrine glands, which release hormones into the bloodstream. The disorder, also known as Wermer's syndrome, can cause multiple tumors in the parathyroid and pituitary glands and in the pancreas.
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The best known hormones are those produced by endocrine glands of vertebrate animals, but hormones are produced by nearly every organ system and tissue type in a human or animal body.
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Endocrine glands arise during development for all three embryologic tissue layers (endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm). The type of endocrine product is determined by which tissue layer a gland originated in.
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Link to diagram of the endocrine glands (92K)
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)
TRH is a tripeptide (GluHisPro).
When it reaches the anterior lobe of the pituitary it stimulates the release there of ...
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