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Chapter 20, Problem 36RA
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The correctness of the statement that estrogen is an exclusively female hormone and testosterone is an exclusively male hormone.
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Hormones are chemical messengers that are directly released into the blood from the endocrine glands. These are then carried to organs and tissues of the body in order to exhibit their functions. They work slowly over a time period to affect various processes.
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