MEDICINE
ENDOCRINOLOGY
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Endocrine
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Paracrine
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Exocrine
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Juxtacrine
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Detailed explanation-1: -The pituitary hormones include adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH); gonadotropins; thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), also called thyrotropin; growth hormone (GH); and prolactin. The first three of those hormones-ACTH, gonadotropins, and TSH-act on other glands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hormones act as chemical messengers that are released into the blood stream to act on an organ in another part of the body. Although hormones reach all parts of the body, only target cells with compatible receptors are equipped to respond.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hormones are chemical substances which are secreted by endocrine glands. They are responsible for changes taking place in the body.
Detailed explanation-4: -Endocrine Glands. The endocrine glands secrete hormones into the surrounding interstitial fluid; those hormones then diffuse into blood and are carried to various organs and tissues within the body.