Chapter 1.7 The Role of Intercellular Chemical Messengers in Homeostasis

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Autocrine Substances

Chemical messengers secreted into extracellular fluid that act upon the cell that secreted them

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Endocrine Glands

Group of epithelial cells that secrete into the extracellular space hormones that then diffuse into the bloodstream

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Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers used by neurons to communicate with each other or with effectors

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Paracrine Substances

Chemical messengers that exert their effects on cells near their secretion sites; by convention, exclude neurotransmitters