The Affects of Hormones on Human Development
Carolyn Kinder
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Hormones are categorized according to their biochemical structure or to their function. Structurally, all established hormones are peptides or proteins, steroids, or amino acid derivative. In addition to its structural classification, hormones are also classified functionally or nontropic hormones. A tropic hormone is secreted by one endocrine gland and has its primary function the regulation of another endocrine gland. The secretion of the tropic hormone is in turn under the regulation of the hormone from the gland it regulates.
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