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The endocrine system in living organisms is made up of the set of cells and glands that produce chemical signals called hormones. Hormones travel through human bloodstream to approach respective receptors in the target cells.

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Zia, A.I., Mukhopadhyay, S.C. (2016). Human Endocrine System and Hormonal Measurement. In: Electrochemical Sensing: Carcinogens in Beverages. Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32655-9_1

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