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Hormones & Their Effects
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What do hormones do?
Many processes in the body are coordinated by hormones which regulate and balance the working of organs and cells.
Some hormones have long term effects, for example, the hormones that control how we grow and the changes that happen at puberty. Other hormones have shorter term effects.
Too much, or too little, of a hormone can cause illness.
Synthetic hormones, developed bydjf pharmaceutical companies,
have resulted in a great improvement in the quality
of life of patients suffering from many of these illnesses.
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- A glossary of terms: any word with a glossary entry is highlighted like this.
- Quick questions: at the end of a page/section, there is a set of quick questions to test your understanding of the scientific ideas.
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