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Prostaglandins - their name comes from the fact that they were first discovered in male prostate glands.

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Local hormones produced by most body tissues are?

Prostaglandins because they come from male prostate glands.


What are prostaglandins and why are the called the local hormone?

Prostaglandins are modified fatty acids that are produced by a wide range of cells. They generally affect only nearby cells and tissues, and thus are known as "local hormones."


Are target tissues close to the glands that affect them?

most endocrine hormones are circulating hormones not local hormones.


What is the difference between circulating and local hormones?

Local hormones become active without first entering the bloodstream. They act locally on the same cell that secreted them or on neighboring cells.Circulating hormones enter the bloodstream to be transported to their target cells.


What are paracrine hormones?

Paracrine hormones are local hormones that diffuse a short distance to other cells.Hormones produced by the autocrine and paracrine route are restricted to working within the cytoplasm of the cell where as exocrine and endocrine hormones move within the body of the organism.


What is an example of a local hormone?

Answer = The hormones in the body are: Insulin- produced by the pancreas Thyroxine- produced by the thyroid Adrenaline- Produced by the Adrenal Thyroid Stimulating hormone- Produced by the Puitary Oestrigen- Produced by the Ovaries Testosterone- Produced by the Testes


What are local hormones promoting inflammation?

Prostaglandins.


For what product is Kalgoorlie best known?

There was a beer produced by the local brewery, and later by Swan Brewery, called Kalgoorlie Stout.


What product is Kalgoorlie best known?

There was a beer produced by the local brewery, and later by Swan Brewery, called Kalgoorlie Stout.


How do circulating hormones differ from paracrines and autocrines with reference to their target cells?

Paracrines are a group of local hormones that work on nearby cells. Autocrines stimulate the same cell and circulating hormones can travel long distances to stimulate cells. Hormones only stimulate cells that have their specific receptor.


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Chugwater Chili and Koltiska Wiskey these local food that produced in Wyoming.


Are local winds produced locally or globally?

Globally.