Researchers have successfully used human stem cells to generate functional pituitary tissue that secretes hormones important for the body's stress response as well as for its growth and reproductive functions. When transplanted into rats with hypopituitarism—a disease linked to dwarfism and premature agi...
Endocrine glands are part of the endocrine system and are made of tissues that secrete hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the blood to control our physiology.Answer and Explanation: Adipose tissue is not a primary endocrine gland, but it is an endocrine tissue. Primary...
Tissues are a group of cells and can be classified into four types: connective tissue (that connects or binds the organs), epithelial tissues (that forms the cover), muscle tissue (that enables movement), and nervous tissue (that trans...
Neonate developmentMetabolic syndromeBirth weightStudies over the last several years have revealed important roles for adipose tissue that have been looked at with renewed interest. Adipose tissue is now regarded as a complex, highly active metabolic, endocrine organ. In fact, it secretes biologically ...
duct gland,exocrine,exocrine gland- a gland that secretes externally through a duct ductless gland,endocrine gland,endocrine- any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream acinus- one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland ...
serosa,serous membrane- a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid synovial membrane,synovium- a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid ...
482 have undertaken extensive investigations recognizing the importance of peptide hormones in this process. These investigators have presented a novel model to explain anion secretion by multiple peptide hormones. For example, angiotensin II, bradykinin, endothelin, and arginine vasopressin (AVP) interact...
Endocrine glands secrete hormones that regulate a variety of bodily functions, such as blood sugar levels (insulin), cellular metabolism (tyroxin) and cardiac cycle (noradrenalin). Exocrine glands maintain the body surfaces (sebum on the skin) and support functions of organs they discharge into (...
The leukocyte then secretes enzymes that digest the basement membrane of the endothelium, allowing the leukocyte to complete its migration through the venule wall into the tissue. Once the leukocyte has emigrated into the tissue, it depends on the binding of β1-integrin molecules (called very ...
Secreting molecules, such as hormones, oil or sweat Protecting the inner layers of the body Separating tissues and organs within the body Detecting and regulating sensations Epithelial cells are polarized, meaning they have structurally and functionally different sides. The apical side is the side faci...