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To define: Hormone and target cell.

Introduction: The endocrine system is the collection of glands that is essential for regulating the homeostasis of the body. These glands produce hormones that play an important role in growth, development of tissues, regulate metabolism, sexual function, sleep, and so on. The examples of endocrine glands are pancreas, thyroid gland, pineal gland, and so on.

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The hormones are the chemical messengers that are secreted by the endocrine glands. These hormones diffuse from the interstitial fluid and are traveled through the bloodstream to the target cells where they execute their action. The target cells are the cells that contain specific receptors for the hormones where other cells do not contain such receptors. By binding to their receptors, the hormones execute their action on the target cells.

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