Endocrine Hormones Function to Not Only Affect a Target Tissue

question 13

Multiple Choice

Endocrine hormones function to not only affect a target tissue, but to cause a subsequent decrease in the continued release of more of the same hormone. This mechanism that limits the amount of a hormone response that occurs is called:

• A)tolerance.
• B)upregulation.
• C)negative feedback.
• D)resistance.
• E)positive stimulus.

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