Biology A-Level
Blood transport of hormones
What Blood transport of hormones means in Biology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Hormones are carried in the plasma to reach cells throughout the body, and their blood concentration depends on the balance between secretion and breakdown.
Topics that use Blood transport of hormones
- Hormonal communication (OCR A-Level)
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