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endocrine
1. A reference to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they travel to affect distant organs.
2. Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
3. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
2. Any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
3. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
The endocrine sites include the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid, parathyroids, heart (which makes atrial-natriuretic peptide), the stomach and intestines, islets of Langerhans in the pancreas, the adrenal glands, the kidney (which makes renin, erythropoietin, and calcitriol), fat cells (which make leptin).
Endocrine is as opposed to exocrine. The exocrine glands include the salivary glands, sweat glands and glands within the gastrointestinal tract.
(Latin: internal secretion, especially by the endocrine glands or a gland)
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The glands and other structures that consist of the adrenal glands (near the kidneys), gonads, pancreas, parathyroids (glands situated above or within the thyroid gland), pineal (small, conical endocrine gland), pituitary (main endocrine gland in the head), thymus (glandular organ at the base of the neck), and thyroids (glands near the base of the neck); all of which are involved with the secretion of hormones that are released directly into the circulatory system, influencing metabolism and other body processes.
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