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| chemical messengers that are released on one tissue or transported in the bloodstream to alter the activities of specific cells in other tissues |
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| specific cells that possess receptors needed to bind and read the hormonal message when it arrives |
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| What kind of communication takes place through the circulatory system of hormones to target cells? |
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| What kind of communication takes place across the synaptic cleft of neurotransmitters that are limited to very specific ares with receptors? |
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| What secretes their products onto epithelial surfaces generally by way of ducts? |
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| building blocks of proteins |
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| What contain than 200 amino acids and have a carbohydrate side? |
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| What are eicosanoids released by activated white blood cells or leukocytes and are important in coordinating tissue responses to injury or disease? |
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| What are lipids structurally similar to cholesterol? |
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| Steroid hormones are bound to what in blood plasma and remain in circulation longer than peptides? |
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| specific transport proteins |
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| Which organ gradually absorbs these and converts them to soluble forms that can be excreted in bile or urine? |
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