Hormones

chemical messenger that, when secreted, works only within the cell that produces it

intercellular protein that binds calcium

fluctuations that repeat multiple times due to a set change in time, such as the change from light to dark

cellular reduction in the number of hormone receptors to a molecule, which lessens the cell's reaction to the molecule

the bulk transport of large molecules across the cell membrane

intermediate molecule that, when activated during the binding of a receptor, turns on a secondary messenger system

amount of time it takes for half of a hormone concentration to be removed from the blood

release of one hormone in response to another produced by a different organ

chemical secreted by an endocrine gland that targets a particular cell to produce a response

release of a hormone due to a change in the ion and nutrient composition of the blood

able to tolerate being close to or in water

connection of capillaries that exists between the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary gland that serves to deliver anterior pituitary hormones

able to tolerate being close to or in lipids

system used by the body to counteract a change

signal sent by nerves to release hormones

chemical messenger that affects the cells in its immediate area

space found between two nerve cells, across which neurotransmitters travel

cell that is impacted by a particular hormone