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Endocrine system
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Endocrine system
An overview of the endocrine system and how it works.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages) |
7 sources |
APA | 2004
Paper Summary:
This paper looks at the endocrine system and explains what hormones are and what they do. The paper discusses the control systems of hormones, and the glands which control hormone secretion, particularly the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, and the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in stress. The paper also discusses the posterior pituitary composition and hormones.From the Paper:
"Hormones are chemical messengers which are secreted into the bloodstream or the extracellular fluid by specialized cells and have their action on other cells which bear receptors for the chemicals they secrete. . A given hormone usually only affects a limited number of cells and only those which bear its receptor. Hormone receptors may be located on the surface of the target cells or within these cells. When the hormone binds to its receptor on the target cell it triggers a cascade of reactions within the cell which..."More papers on Endocrine system:
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APA Citation:
Endocrine system (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Endocrine-system/72770
MLA Citation:
"Endocrine system" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Endocrine-system/72770>
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