24-01-2015, 10:11 PM
Regulation of Hormone Secretion
Sensing and signaling: a biological need is sensed, the endocrine system sends out a signal to a target cell whose action addresses the biological need. Key features of this stimulus response system are:
· receipt of stimulus
· synthesis and secretion of hormone
· delivery of hormone to target cell
· evoking target cell response
· degradation of hormone
This is relevant to the status of the hormone itself, rather than to the type of system that regulates it (neural, endocrine, humoral).
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Sensing and signaling: a biological need is sensed, the endocrine system sends out a signal to a target cell whose action addresses the biological need. Key features of this stimulus response system are:
· receipt of stimulus
· synthesis and secretion of hormone
· delivery of hormone to target cell
· evoking target cell response
· degradation of hormone
This is relevant to the status of the hormone itself, rather than to the type of system that regulates it (neural, endocrine, humoral).