List seven characteristics of animal hormones.
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animal hormones:
they are responsible for it the correct maintenance of Control and coordination of different organs and organ systems in the organisms body.
these hormones take care of the metabolism of that organism
THE POINTS ARE :-
Endocrine glands also known as ductless glands are secrete hormones.
Hormones are directly secreted into the blood stream.
Glands of the endocrine system secrete hormones in very minute quantities.
Often the effect of the hormones are at a different site from the site of their secretion.
The action of the hormone is on specific tissues or organs known as the target tissues or organs.
They are known as chemical messengers, they modify and regulate the activity of the target tissues or organs.
Most of the animal hormones are water-soluble and are derived from amino acids, peptides or proteins. These molecules are hydrophilic in nature and large and they cannot pass through the cell membrane. These hormones interact with receptor molecules seen on the surface of the membranes