Question

What is properties of Hormone?

Answer 1

. Hormones are produced by a specialized glands and are secreted directly into the blood stream.

2. Hormones are transported by the blood stream from the endocrine cells to serve as ‘chemi­cal messenger’ which act on target cells or organs by regulating the rates of specific metabolic reactions.

3. Hormones exert their effects not where they are locally produced, but on other tissues of the body.

4. Hormones are required in very small amounts and their effect may be excitatory or inhibitory depending upon their concentration and the physiological state of the responding tissue.

5. Hormones belong to different types of chemical structure. They may be steroids, proteins, peptides or amino acid derivatives.

Answer 2

Properties of Hormones:

1. Hormones are produced by a specialized glands and are secreted directly into the blood stream.:

2. Hormones are transported by the blood stream from the endocrine cells to serve as ‘chemi­cal messenger’ which act on target cells or organs by regulating the rates of specific metabolic reactions.

3. Hormones exert their effects not where they are locally produced, but on other tissues of the body.

4. Hormones are required in very small amounts and their effect may be excitatory or inhibitory depending upon their concentration and the physiological state of the responding tissue.

5. Hormones belong to different types of chemical structure. They may be steroids, proteins, peptides or amino acid derivatives.