Endocrinology

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Endocrinology is the study of hormones and their actions. Hormones are chemical messengers, released into the blood, that act through receptors to cause a change in the target cell[1].

References

  1. ↑ A book of Endocrine System (Basic Science and clinical conditions) second edition by Joy Hinson, Peter raven, and Shern Chew.
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