Biology GCSE
Target organ specificity
What Target organ specificity means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Target organ specificity
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A hormone only affects target organs or cells that have receptors complementary to that hormone, leaving other tissues unaffected.
Topics that use Target organ specificity
- Human endocrine system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Blood transport of hormones
- Endocrine cascades
- endocrine glands
- Target cells
- Direct secretion into the bloodstream
- Ductless versus ducted secretion
- Glands as endocrine organs
- Hormonal responses
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