Abstract
To understand regulation of hormones, three steps have to be distinguished:
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Their synthesis
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Their release or secretion
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Their action on one or several receptors
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Kleine, B., Rossmanith, W.G. (2016). Synthesis, Release, and Action. In: Hormones and the Endocrine System. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15060-4_9
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