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| Chemical substance formed in one part of the body, travels through the blood and affects function of cells elsewhere |
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| Group of specialized cells that release hormones into the blood |
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| Glands that secrete substances through ducts to surrounding surfaces |
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| Any cell that has a specific receptor for an antigen, antibody, hormone, or drug |
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| Collective term for the major adrenomedullary hormones, including epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine |
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| Hormones that affect cells in the vicinity of the emitting cell |
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| Any class of hormone-like, fat soluble, regulatory molecules made from fatty acids such as arachidonic acid |
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| NSAIDs (Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) |
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| A group of drugs such as aspiring and ibuprofen, used to reduce inflammation |
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| Member of a large family of structurally similar lipid substances |
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| Condition characterized by frequent/heavy urination, excessive thirst, and an overall feeling of weakness |
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| Group of disorders in which there is a defect in the transfer of glucose from the bloodstream into cells |
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| The molting hormone of insects |
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| Hormone secreted by insects from a pair of endocrine glands close to the brain; inhibits metamorphosis and maintains the larval features |
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| Hormone that prevents the level of blood calcium from going to low |
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| An iodine-containing hormone produced by the thyroid gland to regulate metabolism |
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| Hypothalamohypophisical Portal System |
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| The portal system that exists in the brain, located between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary |
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| Main endocrine gland; controls function of other endocrine glands |
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| Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals |
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| Exogenous substances that act like hormones in the endocrine system, but disrupt the physiologic function of endogenous hormones |
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