endocrine system

Also known as hormonal system

hormone-releasing glands of a body

AI overview

The endocrine system is a network of glands throughout your body that release hormones, which are chemical messengers that regulate various body functions. It matters because these hormones control important processes like growth, metabolism, reproduction, and how your body responds to stress.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Research

531,005 papers

The impact of the gut microbiota on the reproductive and metabolic endocrine system.ReviewGut microbes · 2021Qi X, Yun C, Pang Y et al.DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2021.1894070
The endocrine system and associated disorders.ReviewBritish journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) · 2022Ashwell EDOI: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.6.316
Parabens and their effects on the endocrine system.ReviewMolecular and cellular endocrinology · 2018Nowak K, Ratajczak-Wrona W, Górska M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2018.03.014
H19 in Endocrine System Tumours.ReviewAnticancer research · 2021Rolla M, Jawiarczyk-PrzybyŁowska A, KolaČkov K et al.DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14808
The endocrine system function disturbances during and after SARS-CoV-2 infection.ReviewEuropean review for medical and pharmacological sciences · 2022Ogarek N, Oboza P, Olszanecka-Glinianowicz M et al.DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202203_28365
Role of Macrophages in the Endocrine System.ReviewTrends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2021Rehman A, Pacher P, Haskó GDOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2020.12.001
Urocortins in the mammalian endocrine system.ReviewActa veterinaria Scandinavica · 2019Squillacioti C, Pelagalli A, Liguori G et al.DOI: 10.1186/s13028-019-0480-2
Psycho-Neuro-Endocrine-Immunology: A Psychobiological Concept.ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2017França K, Lotti TMDOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_11

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Image: Endocrine English.svg

Show 3 more facts

Commons category: Endocrine system
Commons gallery: Endocrine system
NCI Thesaurus ID: C12705

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~29 min read

Article

The endocrine system is a messenger system in an organism comprising feedback loops of hormones that are released by internal glands directly into the circulatory system and that target and regulate distant organs. In vertebrates, the hypothalamus is the neural control center for all endocrine systems.

In humans, the major endocrine glands are the thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary, pineal, and adrenal glands, and the (male) testis and (female) ovaries. The hypothalamus, pancreas, and thymus also function as endocrine glands, among other functions. (The hypothalamus and pituitary glands are organs of the neuroendocrine system. One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus—it is located in the brain adjacent to the pituitary gland—is to link the endocrine system to the nervous system via the pituitary gland.) Other organs, such as the kidneys, also have roles within the endocrine system by secreting certain hormones. The study of the endocrine system and its disorders is known as endocrinology. The thyroid secretes thyroxine, the pituitary secretes growth hormone, the pineal secretes melatonin, the testis secretes testosterone, and the ovaries secrete estrogen and progesterone.