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How is the release of hormones controlled?

There are three main control mechanisms:

  1. Humoral stimuli
  2. Hypothalamo-pituitary axis
  3. Neural stimuli

These are all dealt with in turn in their own sections accessed from the right-hand menu.

Endocrine System

  • What is the endocrine system
  • What is a hormone
  • What types of hormones are there
  • Functions of the hormones
  • How hormones work
  • Control of hormone release
    • Humoral stimuli
    • Hypothalamo-pituitary
    • Neural stimuli
  • What is negative feedback
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