hormonal control
What hormonal control means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: OCR
Delivery of synthetic oestrogen and progesterone to inhibit pituitary secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone, preventing egg follicle development and ovulation.
The pancreas produces the hormone glucagon, which travels in the blood to liver cells.
Topics that use hormonal control
- Control of blood glucose concentration (AQA GCSE)
- Coordination and control – the endocrine system (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- blood glucose regulation
- adrenaline
- antagonistic hormones
- barrier methods
- Carbohydrate controlled diet
- cell elongation
- corpus luteum
- data interpretation
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