Which system regulates the transmission of the different messages
in the body?? Maybe many of us thought that it is the Nervous system, the one
which transmits signals to the different parts of the body in order to convey
the information. Not only the Nervous system but also the Endocrine system, both
plays an active role in the transmission of different information throughout the
body. The two regulatory carries information differently, the
Nervous system carries the messages by means of nerve networks while the Endocrine
system conveys information by means of specialized cells in the ductless glands
that produces chemical regulators known as hormones.
Endocrinology is the study of hormones and the endocrine system
which comprises of the different ductless glands which secretes hormones. There
are different types of hormones released into the bloodstream to the target tissue
or organ in order to elicit specific response. It also involves the diagnosis and
treatment of the different disorders related to the Endocrine system.
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Resources:
Basic &Clinical Endocrinology, 4th Edition: Francis S. Greenspan and John P. Baxter
Clinical Chemistry Theory, Analysis, Correlations 2nd Edition: Lawrence A. Kaplan and Amadeo J. Pesce
Clinical Chemistry Techniques, Principles, Correlations, 6th Edition: Michael L. Bishop, Edward P. Fody and Larry E. Schoeff
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