endocrine

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Adjective
of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions; "endocrine system"
Noun
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Noun
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
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ACTH adenohypophysis ADH adrenal adrenal cortex adrenal gland adrenal medulla Adrenalin adrenaline adrenocorticotrophic hormone adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenocorticotropin adrenosterone anterior pituitary anterior pituitary gland antidiuretic hormone catecholamine corpus luteum corticotrophin corticotropin epinephrin epinephrine epiphysis epiphysis cerebri gastrointestinal hormone GI hormones glucagon glucocorticoid gonad gonadotrophic hormone gonadotrophin gonadotropic hormone gonadotropin growth hormone human growth hormone hypophysis hypothalamic releasing factor hypothalamic releasing hormone insulin islands of Langerhans isles of Langerhans islets of Langerhans melanocyte-stimulating hormone melatonin MSH neurohormone neurohypophysis oxytocin parathormone parathyroid parathyroid gland parathyroid hormone pars anterior pars distilis pars intermedia pars nervosa pineal body pineal gland Pitocin Pitressin pituitary pituitary body pituitary gland posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland prostate prostate gland protirelin relaxin releasing factor releasing hormone RH sex gland sex hormone somatotrophic hormone somatotrophin somatotropic hormone somatotropin steroid steroid hormone STH suprarenal gland thymosin thymus thymus gland thyroid thyroid gland thyroid hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone thyrotrophic hormone thyrotrophin thyrotropic hormone thyrotropin thyrotropin-releasing factor thyrotropin-releasing hormone TRF TRH TSH vasopressin
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