All hormones

a. are regulated by the hypothalamus.
b. initiate synthesis of new proteins.
c. are secreted by endocrine glands through ducts into the blood.
d. must combine with specific receptors on the target cells in order to exert their effects.
e. are produced in a gland and target cells in different tissues.


E

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