What type of tissue makes up endocrine glands?
Adipose tissue as an endocrine organ Adipose tissue is a complex, essential, and highly active metabolic and endocrine organ. Besides adipocytes, adipose tissue contains connective tissue matrix, nerve tissue, stromovascular cells, and immune cells. Together these components function as an integrated unit. Adipose tissue not only responds to afferent signals from traditional hormone systems and…
List of glands in the body
hormones, endocrine glands, exocrine glands, endocrine system, hypothalamus, pituitary gland,
Parts endocrine system
adipose tissue, adrenal glands, fat tissue, growth, gut, hormone imbalance, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroid, homeostasis, kidneys, ovaries, pancreas, parathyroid, pituitary gland, pituitary hormones, sexual reproduction, testes, thyroid, thyroidism