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Cell Signaling Within Endocrine Glands: Thyroid, Parathyroids and Adrenal Glands

Year: 2020

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Despite the fact that there can be argued that no single cell in the human body can be devoid of molecular tools that fit into the broad definition of an endocrine function, some organs are primarily dedicated to hormone secretion and are therefore designated endocrine glands. Under regulation by pituitary gland (reviewed on the previous chapter), three peripheral organs are exclusively devoted to endocrine functions: the thyroid, the parathyroid and the adrenal glands. This Chapter on endocrine system will cover the signaling pathways implied in these three organs, with identification of their particular and shared features.

Source: Springer eBooks

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-44436-5_3

Authors: Sofia S. Pereira, Carolina B. Lobato, Mariana P. Monteiro

Institutions: Universidade do Porto, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Albel Salazar

Language: English

Topic: Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Awards: Bases moleculares para o diagnóstico precoce e tratamento de tumores adrenocorticals na era da medicina personalizada, G5454278309, Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica - UMIB