Endocrinology

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system. The endocrine system is the body’s glands and hormones that manage multiple important functions. The chemicals in this context can block or imitate hormones, which then changes the normal functions of the endocrine system,...

According to Britannica, in 1841, Friedrich Henle was the first to recognize “ductless glands” that secrete their products into the bloodstream and not into specialized ducts. In 1855 Claude Bernard distinguished the effects of these ductless glands from other glandular products by the term...