RT Book, Section
A1 Mescher, Anthony L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1160663410
T1 Endocrine Glands
T2 Junqueira’s Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, 15e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260026177
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160663410
RD 2024/04/19
AB Secretory  cells  of  endocrine  glands  release  their  products,  signaling  molecules  called  hormones,  into  the  neighboring  vascularized  compartment  for  uptake  by  capillaries  and  distribution  throughout  the  body.  There  is  no  secretory  duct  as  in  exocrine  glands.  Endocrine  cells  are  typically  epithelial,  at  least  in  origin,  and  aggregated  as  cords  or  clusters.  Besides  the  specialized  endocrine  glands  discussed  in  this  chapter,  many  other  organs  specialized  for  other  functions,  such  as  the  heart,  thymus,  gut,  kidneys,  testis,  and  ovaries,  contain  various  endocrine  cells  (Figure  20–1).