Difference between revisions of "Endocrine system"

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It can be disrupted by a variety of compounds.  
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== Notes ==
[[Endocrine disrupting compounds in the coastal environment]]
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It can be disrupted by a variety of [[Endocrine_disrupting_compounds|compounds]]. They can have a variety of effects in the [[coastal marine environment|Endocrine disrupting compounds in the coastal environment]]
  
 
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Revision as of 09:07, 9 July 2009

Definition of endocrine system:
any of the systems found in animals for the production of hormones, substances that regulate the functioning of the organism.[1]
This is the common definition for endocrine system, other definitions can be discussed in the article


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It can be disrupted by a variety of compounds. They can have a variety of effects in the Endocrine disrupting compounds in the coastal environment

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