endocrine glands
ductless glands that produce internal secretions from materials brought to them by blood, and whose secretions are carried away by the blood
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V.
endocrine glands A series of ductless glands in both invertebrates and vertebrates that release hormones into the body through the blood or lymph.
Adrenal Glands endocrine glands which are located on top of the kidneys and which secrete hormones such as cortisone and adrenaline (epinephrine)
(ad- = to‚ toward; renal = kidney) ...
In vertebrates, the endocrine glands are themselves usually under the control of the nervous system. An exception is that the acid of the stomach directly stimulates the endocrine cells of the stomach which produce the hormone, secretin.
Endocrine system: hormones/endocrine glands (Peptide hormones, Steroid hormones) Hypothalamic-pituitary ...
an endocrine system: where the response is to hormones: chemicals secreted into the blood by endocrine glands and carried by the blood to the responding cell. [Link to introductory page on hormones] ...
Endocrine glands arise during development for all three embryologic tissue layers (endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm). The type of endocrine product is determined by which tissue layer a gland originated in.
The term was originally applied to substances secreted by various endocrine glands and transported in the bloodstream to the target organs.
Multicellular glands include the endocrine glands. Many animals have their skin composed of epithelium. Vertebrates have keratin in their skin cells to reduce water loss.
[Gk. para, beside, akin to + thyra, a door]
Four endocrine glands, embedded in the surface of the thyroid gland, that secrete parathyroid hormone and raise blood calcium levels.
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You have a thyroid gland in your neck that controls your bone growth rate and metabolism. You even have a tiny little adrenal gland above your kidneys that releases adrenalin if you get excited. Endocrine glands are everywhere.
 See also: Blood, Hormone, Hormones, Cells, Trans
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