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Which system includes all cells and endocrine tissues that produce hormones or paracrine factors?
Endocrine System
What is the function of the endocrine system?
Maintenance of an optimal biochemical environment within the body
What is the definition of paracrine communication?
Chemical messengers between cells within one tissue
What are hormones?
Chemicals secreted by cells into the bloodstream for transport to distant target tissues
What is the definition of up-regulation?
Target cells form more receptors in response to the hormone
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