Estrogen and progesterone promote the proliferation and activity of mouse mammary stem cells, according to new research published online today (April 11) at Nature-- possibly explaining the link ...

Hormones are released from endocrine glands and are transported in the blood to target cells Insulin: released from pancreas, stimulates liver cells to take up glucose from the blood and Glucagon ...

The hormone adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessel cells, contributing to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 ...

Hormones produce an effect on specific target organs in the body ... Homeostasis is the regulation of internal conditions inside cells or organisms, to create the optimum conditions for biological ...