Human Biochemistry, Volume 2 - Murray R. 1993

Biochemistry of Intracellular and Intercellular Communications
Characteristics of the Endocrine System
Biomedical Significance

Advances in The Study of the Endocrine System—such as answering why certain glands are located close to one another, elucidating how Hormones are produced, and developing concepts of target Cells, receptors, and feedback regulation—are of great importance for medicine. Currently, the exact causes of certain endocrine disorders have been successfully identified. In most cases, these are defects in the receptor for a specific hormone. In the future, Other types of disorders will undoubtedly be discovered as well.



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