Endocrine System
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...as thyroxine from the thyroid gland, affect nearly all body cells; others, such...which regulates the uterine lining, affect only a single organ. The amounts of hormones...secretes at least five hormones that directly affect the other endocrine glands. It secretes...