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| hormone produced by a tissue affects that tissue; hormones are rarely if ever exclusively autocrine |
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| hormone produced by one tissue affects one or more other tissues without travelling through blood stream |
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| hormone produced by one tissue affects one or more other tissues via the blood stream |
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| phenomenon which occurs when a factor down-regulates its own production |
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| phenomenon which occurs when a factor up-regulates its own production; often self-limiting |
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| primary endocrine disorder |
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| disorder within the gland/organ itself, causing abnormal hormone production |
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| secondary endocrine disorder |
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| disorder within the corresponding lobe of the pituitary which stimulates a gland or organ, causing abnormal hormone production |
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| tertiary endocrine disorder |
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| disorder within the hypothalamus, causing abnormal stimulation of a gland or organ, causing abnormal hormone production |
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| inflammation and swelling caused by the deposit of mucopolysaccharides in the dermis as a result of HYPOTHYROIDISM |
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| severe stunting of physical and mental growth secondary to congenital HYPOTHYROIDISM |
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| Bulging of the eyes from the orbit due to deposits of connective tissue in the orbit; secondary to Graves' disease (autoimmune disorder causing hypothyroidism) |
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| constructive (little orphan Annie always builds you up) |
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| destructive (cats, when clawed) |
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| sterOID hormones related to water and electrolyte (or MINERAL) balance regulation, primarily Aldosterone; produced in the adrenal CORTex |
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| a sterOID hormone produced in the adrenal CORTex which assists in the metabolism of GLUCOse |
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