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The organs of the endocrine system produce hormones. A hormone is a messenger molecule, made in small quantities by endocrine cells/glands and released into the blood circulation to coordinate cellular activities in distant tissues. Hormone molecules elicit a response in the target cells by attaching to a receptor protein on the cell’s plasma membrane (or inside the cell) that is specific for that molecule.
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Caon, M. (2020). Endocrine System. In: Examination Questions and Answers in Basic Anatomy and Physiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47314-3_10
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