TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Endocrinology & the Heart A1 - Baudrand, René A1 - Uslar, Thomas A1 - Stock, Eveline Oestreicher A2 - Crawford, Michael H. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Cardiology, 6e AB - Endocrinology is the discipline that focuses on hormones, their interaction with specific receptors and related diseases. The endocrine system is involved in multiple functions such as growth, metabolic homeostasis, production and storage of energy, blood pressure regulation and reproduction. Hormones are defined as activated chemical signals secreted into the bloodstream that act on distant receptors in different tissues, regulated by precise feedback mechanisms. SN - PB - McGraw Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1198115849 ER -