Explain the three types of stimuli that regulate hormone secretion

What will be an ideal response?


First, some endocrine cells increase or decrease their secretion in response to other hormones. These hormones are regulated by hormonal stimuli. Second, many endocrine cells respond to the concentration of a certain ion or molecule in the blood or extracellular fluid. These endocrine cells are regulated by humoral stimuli. Third, some cells respond to signals from the nervous system. These cells release neurohormones in response to neural stimuli.

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