NeuroendocrinesystemAi-MinBao,M
ZhejiangUniversitySchoolofMedicineTheHPGaxisTheHPTaxisTheHPAaxisTheendocrinesystemdiffersfrommostoftheotherorgansystemsofthebody-thevariousglandsarenotanatomicallyconnected;however,theydoformasysteminthefunctionalsense
•Nervoussystemperformsshorttermcrisismanagement•Endocrinesystemregulateslongtermongoingmetabolic•Endocrinecommunicationiscarriedoutbyendocrinecellsreleasinghormones–Altermetabolicactivitiesoftissuesandorgans–Targetcells•ParacrinecommunicationinvolveschemicalmessengersbetweencellswithinonetissueEndocrineversusNervoussystem“Hereinthiswell-concealedspot,almosttobecoveredwithathumbnail,liestheverymainspringofprimitiveexistence–vegetative,emotional,reproductive–onwhichwithmoreorlesssuccess,manhascometosuperimposeacortexofinhibitions
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