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ENDOCRINE SYSTEMENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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HormonesHormones-molecules that function in the-molecules that function in thebodybodyas chemicalas chemicalsignalssignals-liberated by specialized cells-liberated by specialized cellsthatthatare called endocrineare called endocrinecells becausecells becausethey secretethey secrete“inward” , as opposed“inward” , as opposedtotoexocrine cells which secrete intoexocrine cells which secrete into
 
ENDOCRINE SYSTEMENDOCRINE SYSTEM
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Endocrine cellsEndocrine cells
-usually aggregate as endocrine-usually aggregate as endocrineglands where they typicallyglands where they typicallyarrangearrangethemselves as cordsthemselves as cordsof cells exceptof cells exceptthe THYROIDthe THYROIDGLAND in which theGLAND in which thecells arecells areorganized as follicle.organized as follicle.-are always very close to blood-are always very close to bloodcapillaries, which receive thecapillaries, which receive thesecreted hormones andsecreted hormones and
 
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PARACRINE SECRETION- hormone that actsPARACRINE SECRETION- hormone that actsat aat ashort distance and reaches theishort distance and reaches theirsite of site of action through short loops oaction through short loops of bloodbloodvessels located mainlyvessels located mainlyin the pylorus->in the pylorus->fundic glandfundic glandstimulating HCLstimulating HCLproduction.production.
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 JUXTACRINE SECRETION- hormone is JUXTACRINE SECRETION- hormone isreleased into the extracellularreleased into the extracellulartissue,tissue,diffuses through thediffuses through thematrix, and acts onmatrix, and acts oncells at acells at avery short distance; e.g. In isletsvery short distance; e.g. In isletsof LANGERHANS the inhibition of insulinof LANGERHANS the inhibition of insulinsecretion by somatostatin is producedsecretion by somatostatin is produced
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